Question 1

A noob is the gamer term for players who intentionally spoil the game for other players.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

What costs are involved when creating a new digital game?

Accepted Answer

A) Design 
B) Advertising 
C) Acquiring intellectual property rights 
D) All options are correct 
A) Design 
B) Advertising 
C) Acquiring intellectual property rights 
D) All options are correct D

Question 3

The average gamer age is 17.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

What did the U.S.Supreme Court rule in 2011 about digital games?

Accepted Answer

A) The rating system for games had the force of law 
B) Digital games had the same free speech rights as literature 
C) It is illegal to create sexually explicit digital games 
D) It is illegal to plagiarize digital games 
A) The rating system for games had the force of law 
B) Digital games had the same free speech rights as literature 
C) It is illegal to create sexually explicit digital games 
D) It is illegal to plagiarize digital games

Question 5

What is New Game Journalism?

Accepted Answer

A) Reviews of new digital games 
B) A personal form of journalism that takes readers inside the games 
C) A type of sports journalism that focuses on the best gamers 
D) Journalism created by avatars within games 
A) Reviews of new digital games 
B) A personal form of journalism that takes readers inside the games 
C) A type of sports journalism that focuses on the best gamers 
D) Journalism created by avatars within games

Question 6

The Wii system lags in sales behind Xbox and PlayStation because gamers do not like to be physically active.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What was the Entertainment Software Rating Board created to do?

Accepted Answer

A) It rates the quality of gaming consoles 
B) It labels games for violent and sexual content 
C) It monitors online gaming sites for identity theft 
D) It monitors product placement within digital games 
A) It rates the quality of gaming consoles 
B) It labels games for violent and sexual content 
C) It monitors online gaming sites for identity theft 
D) It monitors product placement within digital games

Question 8

Arcade gaming no longer attracts players because of the development of home gaming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Some older games remain popular even though their graphics are not as advanced as modern games.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How does advertising typically appear in digital games?

Accepted Answer

A) As a brief commercial every time the game starts 
B) As billboards or logos in the game environment 
C) As commercials in the middle of game play, like on television 
D) Ads are not part of digital game revenue 
A) As a brief commercial every time the game starts 
B) As billboards or logos in the game environment 
C) As commercials in the middle of game play, like on television 
D) Ads are not part of digital game revenue

Question 11

The U.S.Supreme Court has granted digital gaming First Amendment rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The gaming industry has achieved a mass medium status on par with movies or television.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the most popular style of digital game in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Games with a first-person perspective 
B) Puzzle games like Tetris 
C) Real-time strategy games 
D) Word games 
A) Games with a first-person perspective 
B) Puzzle games like Tetris 
C) Real-time strategy games 
D) Word games

Question 14

Who are "bosses" in gaming terminology?

Accepted Answer

A) Parents or teachers who try to limit gaming 
B) Faceless corporate chiefs who run the gaming industry 
C) Characters who represent the final challenge in a game 
D) Gamers who dominate a specific system 
A) Parents or teachers who try to limit gaming 
B) Faceless corporate chiefs who run the gaming industry 
C) Characters who represent the final challenge in a game 
D) Gamers who dominate a specific system

Question 15

What is the primary revenue source for the digital game industry?

Accepted Answer

A) Product placement in digital games 
B) Online subscriptions to games 
C) The sale of games and consoles 
D) Movie spin-offs made from digital games 
A) Product placement in digital games 
B) Online subscriptions to games 
C) The sale of games and consoles 
D) Movie spin-offs made from digital games

Question 16

The Entertainment Software Rating Board was created by the federal government to monitor digital game content.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Why do experienced online gamers form guilds or clans?

Accepted Answer

A) To avoid associating with inexperienced or unethical players 
B) To work together to lower game prices 
C) To protect the First Amendment rights of gaming 
D) To design better games 
A) To avoid associating with inexperienced or unethical players 
B) To work together to lower game prices 
C) To protect the First Amendment rights of gaming 
D) To design better games

Question 18

Where are digital games used in addition to the entertainment industry?

Accepted Answer

A) Military recruiting 
B) Job training 
C) Multimedia journalism 
D) All options are correct 
A) Military recruiting 
B) Job training 
C) Multimedia journalism 
D) All options are correct

Question 19

What is "isometric perspective"?

Accepted Answer

A) The physics theory behind game development and design 
B) The mental attitude that successful gamers develop 
C) A symptom of digital game addiction 
D) A perspective that enhances the sense of three-dimensionality 
A) The physics theory behind game development and design 
B) The mental attitude that successful gamers develop 
C) A symptom of digital game addiction 
D) A perspective that enhances the sense of three-dimensionality

Question 20

Computer-based gaming largely survives in the form of genres not often seen on consoles, like card games.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A noob is the gamer term for players who intentionally spoil the game for other players.

What costs are involved when creating a new digital game?

The average gamer age is 17.

What did the U.S.Supreme Court rule in 2011 about digital games?

What is New Game Journalism?

The Wii system lags in sales behind Xbox and PlayStation because gamers do not like to be physically active.

What was the Entertainment Software Rating Board created to do?

Arcade gaming no longer attracts players because of the development of home gaming.

Some older games remain popular even though their graphics are not as advanced as modern games.

How does advertising typically appear in digital games?

The U.S.Supreme Court has granted digital gaming First Amendment rights.

The gaming industry has achieved a mass medium status on par with movies or television.

What is the most popular style of digital game in the United States?

Who are "bosses" in gaming terminology?

What is the primary revenue source for the digital game industry?

The Entertainment Software Rating Board was created by the federal government to monitor digital game content.

Why do experienced online gamers form guilds or clans?

Where are digital games used in addition to the entertainment industry?

What is "isometric perspective"?

Computer-based gaming largely survives in the form of genres not often seen on consoles, like card games.

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Exam 10: Digital Gaming and the Media Playground

A noob is the gamer term for players who intentionally spoil the game for other players.

What costs are involved when creating a new digital game?

The average gamer age is 17.

What did the U.S.Supreme Court rule in 2011 about digital games?

What is New Game Journalism?

The Wii system lags in sales behind Xbox and PlayStation because gamers do not like to be physically active.

What was the Entertainment Software Rating Board created to do?

Arcade gaming no longer attracts players because of the development of home gaming.

Some older games remain popular even though their graphics are not as advanced as modern games.

How does advertising typically appear in digital games?

The U.S.Supreme Court has granted digital gaming First Amendment rights.

The gaming industry has achieved a mass medium status on par with movies or television.

What is the most popular style of digital game in the United States?

Who are "bosses" in gaming terminology?

What is the primary revenue source for the digital game industry?

The Entertainment Software Rating Board was created by the federal government to monitor digital game content.

Why do experienced online gamers form guilds or clans?

Where are digital games used in addition to the entertainment industry?

What is "isometric perspective"?

Computer-based gaming largely survives in the form of genres not often seen on consoles, like card games.

Mass Communication: a Critical Approach

Books and the Power of Print

Newspapers to Digital Frontiers: Journalisms Journey

Magazines in the Age of Specialization

Sound Recording and Popular Music

Popular Radio and the Origins of Broadcasting

Movies and the Impact of Images

Television, Cable, and Specialization Invisual Culture

The Internet and New Technologies: the Media Converge

Advertising and Commercial Culture

Public Relations and Framing the Message

Legal Controls and Freedom of Expression

Media Economics and the Global Marketplace

Social Scientific and Cultural Approaches to Media Research

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