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Chapter 6 Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| List three major video game consoles and their manufacturer | Playstation 3- Sony Xbox 360- Microsoft Wii- Nintendo |
| What is a dedicated video game console | Such as the Xbox 360 or PS3, can cost more than $500 million in research and development to bring the system to reality, All of this is spent to create a unique selling point (USP) |
| What is the largest barrier to entry for new systems | The amount of money needed to improve a single component and assemble a system is huge |
| As of August 2007, what was the total market for all generation 7 video game systems | 12.05 Million |
| As of June 2009, which was the only system without a motion-based controller | Xbox 360 ( Microsoft) |
| As of June 2009, which system did not offer online multiplayer gaming | Wii (Nintendo) |
| Which system had the lowest cost at the time of its release | Wii (Nintendo) |
| As of June 2009, which system had the most RAM | Playstation (Sony) |
| As of June 2009, which system uses a standard DVD player to read games | Xbox 360 ( Microsoft) |
| What do CPU and GPU stand for | Central processing Units and Graphics processing Units |
| What are FLOPS | Floating-point operations per second is scale to determine the speed of a computer |
| What is the USP for the Playstation 3 | The playstation 3 had the fastest system with the best graphics and also had the fastest 3D gameplay |
| What are the two biggest loads on the CPU | System operations and graphic processing |
| What GPU function requires a virtual light source | Pixel Shading |
| What two functions of 3D graphics cards resize objects as they move and change object colors with changes in perspective | Allows the 3D objects to move realistically on screen and the smooth running 3D graphics |
| What is the downside to making a game that takes full advantage of the computing power of the PS3 | It would be difficult to port the game to other systems |
| What is the process used to make a game playable on other systems | The components offered in the package of the PS3 made the PS3 too good of a deal for these high-tech users to pass |
| What is the USP for the Xbox 360 | Halo, its successors were designed by bungie studios, which supports Xbox 360 unique selling point |
| What was the biggest drawback to the early Xbox 360 video games consoles | DVD discs can experience "laser burn" and ruin the game discs |
| Which video game console was the first generation 7 machine on the market | Xbox 360 |
| What causes heat in electrical circuits | All electrical conductors have some resistance. The movement of electrons through a conductors is known as electrical current. As an electron moves through the conductor it encounters resistance and heat results |
| What is the USP for the Wii | Game immersion via motion-based controllers |
| What was the underling market strategy of Nintendo for designing a generation 7 system | Use a basic system and work a great user interface (the controllers) |
| On what type of media are Wii games delivered | Nintendo odd |
| What is the name of the wireless technology used by the Wii remotes | Bluetooth |
| List two drawbacks to the Wii's controllers | First, they need batteries to work, when the batteries get low, the movements on the game yet messy. Second, when the batteries run out and you do not have extras, you cannot play. |
| Is a personal computer considered a generation 7 gaming machine? why or why not | no, because PC does not play many generation 7 video games well |
| What is an emulator | A method of simulating the original environment |
| Describe technology transfer | The technology used in video games has trickled down into most electronic and complementary technologies |
| What game technology is the heart of a high-definition television set | The GPU found in high-definition televisions is inspired by GPU designs developed for video game consoles |
| The iPhone uses touch-screen technology. Long before the iPhone was released, this technology appeared in the game world on the_______ | Nintendo DS |
| List three ways in which video gaming technology can assist in education | Building skills for navigate using computer, gaming engage students, education games |
| Describe one application of the Wii remote to medical technology | Surgeons can use custom visual displays that show a 3D rendering of a patient during arthroscopic surgery |
| Describe how video game skills help the pilot of an unmanned aerial vehicle (OAV) used by the U.S. military | A soldier, air woman, or airman sits behind a video display watching 3D imaging from the camera mounted on an actual flying plane |
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