Background info
What is the most popular genre of game?
Shooter
What is the first ever video game?
OXO or Tic-Tac-Toe
What emotion are games designed to produce?
Happy/Positive emotions
What game company owns Pokemon and where did the company originate?
Nintendo, Japan
What is the number of unique games globally
over 5 million
What was the name of the console released by Atari?
The Atari 2600
How do video games make users have less motivation?
Players would much rather play video games rather than do what they are supposed to
What is the best-selling video game?
Minecraft
What two chemicals are responsible for people to have fun when playing video games?
Dopamine and serotonin
what year was "Spacewar!" was developed?
1962
How do games benefit social skills?
by allowing for social interaction
What is the best-selling video game system?
The PS2
What is a video game?
a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a display screen
Who led the development of "Spacewar!"?
Video games cause players to have a smaller appetite, why?
Video games can distract players from food cravings and hunger signals
What is the ESRB rating?
a rating system used by North America and Mexico to rate how explicit a game is
What causes a video game addiction?
The first ever console was made by?
Sanders Associate
puzzle/memory based games can help people remember..?
patterns
A science experiment at MIT