Exam 3: Digital Gaming and the Media Playground

Electronics manufacturer Sony has the third most popular console, the ______.

Coin-operated games could be found in the penny arcade.

French professor Pierre Lévy coined the term ______ in 1997 to describe the Internet.

AAA game titles typically cost much less than a blockbuster film to make and promote.

______ is a game franchise produced by independent game publisher Blizzard Entertainment.

The typical codes of text messaging form the bedrock of gamespeak.

Maze games like Pac-Man fit into the ______ genre.

The increasingly social nature of video games has made them a natural fit for _________________________.

Which movie inspired by video games spurred a franchise of books, comic books, and arcade and console video games in the 1980s?

About ______ percent of U.S.households have a video console.

Explain how game companies are using interactive technology to attract nongamers.

In virtual gaming communities, clueless beginners are called ______.

One of the biggest launches of any media product ever was the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which made $775 million in its first five days.

How has the release of the Nintendo Wii, with its wireless motion-sensing controller, changed video games?

Which of the following is an example of a subscription payment game?

The term ______ describes how interactive game experiences are being embedded to bring competition and rewards to everyday activities.

Why are multiplayer online games more likely to induce obsessive play and even gaming addiction?

The best example of enduring games is the ______ series created by Nintendo mainstay Shigeru Miyamoto in 1983.

The first home television game was called Pong.

Three major players dominate the video game console business: ______.