Journalism
What is the most common kind of game writing in games journalism?
The game review
What one of the three required parts of analysis that Tony keeps harping on?
Form
Content
Context
What room is this class in?
LIB 2612
What is the book we read in this class that describes how development is done?
Blood, Sweat and Pixels
Name one of the four games covered in the history of games part 1 portion of class
Ulama
Go
Ur
Oware
What is the title of the first magazine Nintendo put out?
Nintendo Power
What fruit does Tony continue to compare Juul's Model of a classic game to?
Mangosteen
Name all four of the ninja turtles!
Leonardo
Donatello
Michelangelo
Raphael
In the video game industry who is (typically) in charge of making sure things are running smoothly and on time?
The producer
Tomohiro Nishikado
What are the three parts of the commercial review (hype) cycle? (in order)
reveal, preview, review
Name three of the 6 elements of a CLASSIC game (according to Juul).
fixed rules
variable outcome
valorization of outcome
player effort
player attachment to outcome
negotiable consequences
What is the name of the company that we did a gamer motivation profile survey from?
Quantic Foundry
What was the name of the woman who made the game Train (we watched a video of hers)
Brenda Romero
What was the first game to feature "Mario"?
Donkey Kong
Who is said to have started the New Games Journalism movement?
Kieron Gillen
What kind of analysis describes the players experience of a particular game?
Personal Account
What is the "real" part of Juul's theory of video games being "half real"?
Game Rules
What's it commonly called when you try to turn an otherwise mundane task into a game?
Gamification
or
Jeopardy Review Game
When was the original Nintendo Entertainment System released in the USA?
1985
What game company did the Shovel Knight crew (Yacht Club Games) work for before striking it out on their own?
WayForward
What game was analyzed in a video to show the conventions of fighting games?
Shaq-Fu
Why does Samus (protagonist of Metroid) have large shoulder pads?
Game boy lacked color so the designers had to find another way to differentiate between normal and varia suit
What's a game demo that showcases the game's capabilities from top to bottom?
Vertical Slice
What is the secret code for the original Metroid that Tony made you remember?
Justin Bailey