Japanese console that revitalized the American games market.
What is Famicom/NES?
Only 5th Gen Console that used game cartridges
Country in which Nokia was founded
What is Finland
Country that popularized eSports.
Swatting
A more dangerous form of doxxing involving prank calling police to a target's house either to intimidate and/or harm them. Swatting implies the real dangers of gaming toxicity seeping in to the real world and indicates the real consequences of toxic behavior online. Livestreaming and voice chatting make Swatting an enticing form of revenge and can carry legal penalities.
First independent game developer and publisher.
What is Activision?
What is Street Fighter II?
Mainstream computer operating system in 1995 for gaming and everyday use.
What is Windows 95?
Online gaming distribution service that streamlined fan modding support
What is Steam?
PC Bang
What is Atari 7800?
Core gaming genre of PC Gaming in the early 2000s
What is MMORPG?
What is Brown vs Merchants Assn.?
Fan Labor
Refers to creative activities undertaken by fans of any given form of interest, physical or digital. In the case of games, it can take the form of modding, fan art, and even fan games. Fan Labor emphasizes continued support and enthusiasm for a game franchise, extending the game's lifespan post release and fostering diverse communities centered around fan content and game conversation.
Oversaturation of game consoles
Shovelware
Competition with early PCs
Online gaming network service that suffered a complete shutdown in 2011 for three weeks
What is Playstation Network?
Three gaming trends/mechanics popularized by Doom (1993).
What is multiplayer, shareware, and modding?
These Games (3x) were known for their ultraviolent and sexual nature and garnered national controversy in Congress
What is Doom, GTA, and Manhunt
ESRB
Aka: Entertainment Software Rating Board. This was a regulatory, rating board formed in response to the growing controversies of violent and sexual video games being marketed to children. ESRB was Congress' attempt to curb the negative influences of violent video games to the masses and especially with its attempt to connect violent games to real violent beahvior.
List 3 features that defined early (1st gen) video games.
Coin-operated, mass produced game cabinets
Simple home consoles with built-in games or removable cartridgesBlack and white graphics, basic sprites, no sounds
The first major convention to show of the latest in gaming technology
What is Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)?
What is freemium, pay once, and free with ads.
What is text chat, voice chat, multiplayer games, lootbox mechanics?
Gambler's Fallacy
This gambling concept refers to one being falsely reassured of a high-value item if they gamble enough. The concept is readily applied to video game lootboxes as part of the microtransaction business model, where through a hidden pitty mechanic, if players open enough lootboxes, they will eventually get a high value item. The Gambler's Fallacy is particular dangerous in that it reinforces addictive behaviors, especially in microtransaction games marketed toward young children (mobile games). This fallacy has raised political concern with attempts made at regulating or punishing game companies that implement lootboxes in their games.