GAMING HISTORY
What is checkers?
An advocacy game is designed to deliver this type of messaging
What is non-commercial messaging?
This term, which we've discussed in previous weeks, describes the power to make decisions that affect the outcome of the game
What is agency?
Gaming is differentiated from other media types by this characteristic
What is interactivity?
This genre of games includes titles like Call of Duty and Battlefront
What are first-person shooters?
These physical spaces where early video games could be played emerged in the 1970s
What are arcades?
In these games, users consume advertising or spend cash to progress in their play
What is a freemium game?
That the same game can be played across a series of different hardware platforms is an example of this media characteristic
What is convergence?
Unlike literature and film, game audiences generally observe the protagonist through this point of view
What is first person?
This massively popular title released in 2013 had a reported budget of $265 million
What is Grand Theft Auto V?
The invention of this technology was crucial to the integration of gaming in the home media entertainment ecosystem
What is the silicone chip?
According to Alexandrina Agloro, these games "offer us a peek at what kinds of alternate worlds are possible when we imagine and design the world as we want it to be"
What are speculative reality games?
This term is used to describe the use of video games to solve real-world problems
What is gamification?
Tactile effects like "controller rumble" contribute to this aspect of a game's design
What is mise-en-scene?
This division of a major gaming publisher is responsible for sports games like NHL, Madden NFL and FIFA
What is EA Sports?
Most games now are purchased under this format
What is digital?
Game storylines that are educational and align with real-world social issues present this kind of political narratives
What are bottom-up narratives?
Hypercommercialism refers to the extension of this business practice into the game world
What is advertising?
This academic journal published one of the articles assigned for this week's topic
What is Critical Studies in Media Communication?
This popular franchise features concurrent present-day and historical fiction storylines which players navigate between using an "animus"
What is Assassin's Creed?
This moment and the dispute that followed relates to issues of representation in gaming
What is "Gamergate"?
This three-letter acronym refers to add-ons to games available after the original purchase that expand the narrative or gameplay
What is DLC (downloadable content)?
According to game studies scholar Jon Bailes, this ideological perspective lurks in the background of everyday life
What is neoliberalism?
This way of connecting with other gamers makes use of the internet to do so
What is networked sociality?
This company, which publishes one of the franchises mentioned in this category, has its major headquarters in Montreal
What is Ubisoft?