MCOM 1307 Exam #3

Game created in 1972; wildly successful; game now resides in The Smithsonian

Government Arm which regulates media; formed by the Communications Act of 1934

Most early video games came from academic institutions and researchers

The First Amendment is an example of Categorical Imperative

Rating system that went into effect in 1997; enforced by the FCC; purely voluntary 

Man who created the "Brown Box"

"A society must adhere to moral codes that are universal and unconditional" is known as

Year the rating PG-13 came into play

Early video game competitions were based on last-person-standing, not high score

Company that actually creates the video game

First commercially available arcade game; a flop

Duo who received first video game arcade patent in 1948

Developed the Categorical Imperative

Games in which you type a command and the computer responds accordingly

Modified or affected by personal views, experience, or background

The ESRB was the first to use descriptors with its rating system

Formed in 1934; enforced The Production Code

Evolved from the bagatelle; banned in major US cities pre-WWII

Powers the screens which provide the images for analog TV screens and computer displays:

Considered the first "shared" video game; had the first official video game competition

Year Spacewar! was developed

Formed in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association

Company that distributes the video game; has the ultimate control

Year Tennis for Two was programmed

Sometimes trying to be too ethical can be unethical

When film makers would have to send scripts for review

Consisted of moral guidelines of what was acceptable in films; backed by studios

Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill are responsible for . . .

Prejudice in favor of or against a thing, person, or group

Without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations

A graphic interactive "character" situated within the world of the game

What caused the North American Video Game Crash of 1983?

Distributing a good consequence to more people vs fewer

Nintendo and Sony helped revitalize video games in the 1980s

TV Parental Guidelines are applied to all content, including sports, news, and adverts

Developed The Golden Mean

The same man who founded Atari also founded Chuck E Cheese

Year Atari entered the home market

100% objectivity is achievable

First president of the MPAA

Year Nintendo entered the American market

The FCC regulates ALL ratings systems; TV, film, video games, radio, etc.

Formed in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association

Do not abide by ESRB rating system; use a separate color-code system instead

Man who developed Spacewar!

Business where you can play online video games with others locally and internationally

Year in which the film rating’s system was adopted

Atari was established by . . .

Outlined what each state opposed/ would censor (for movies)

The first official home video game console:

Organization mainly responsible for the gov'ts interest in regulating movies

A guideline for seeking balance between competing positions:

Tennis for Two was created by

Form of competition sports using video games

An establishment that gathers together many coin-operated machines

The first thoroughly modern indoor playground; games cost one cent to play