Friday, February 11, 2011

Answers to Questions for "End of Analogue - a history of videogames"

1) Who invented the first computer game on the PDP1?
Steve Russell, Martin Graetz and Wayne Witaenem invented the first computer game on the PDP1.

2) What was the name of the game?
The game wars Spacewar!

3) What was the name of Morton Helig's amusement device that let you smell, hear and see in 3D filmed experiences?
Helig's device was The Sensorama.

4) What early 1970s movie does an arcade console machine of Spacewar appear?
Spacewar appeared in Soylent Green (1973).

5) What was the name of the man who developed the first TV tennis game?
The man who developed the first TV tennis game is Ralph Baer.

6) Who was the man whose company Atari commercialized the idea of the arcade computer tennis game?
The man who commercialized the idea of the arcade tennis game is Nolan Bushnell.

7) What was the name of this version of the game?
The version of the arcade tennis game is named Pong.

8) What are vector graphics?
Vector graphics are representations of images by the computer using mathematical equations.

9) What types of games do vector graphics lend themselves to?
The types of games that vector graphics lend themselves to are space shooter games.

10) When home computers were first made available, how did owners load games into them?
Owners loaded games into the first home computers by users entering copying the source code from games via print media such as magazines.

11) What is the name of the 1985 film in which a young Matthew Broderick starts World War III with his home computer and modem?
WarGames is the film in which Broderick starts World War III in his home computer and modem.

12) From what sources did the designer of the Space Invaders aliens draw inspiration?
Tomohiro Nishikado, the designer of Space Invaders drew inspiration from The War Of The Worlds, Star Wars and Breakout.

13) What is the name given to the contemporary subculture of 8 bit music made with gameboys and other 80s game technology
The subculture of 8-Bit music is called Chiptune.

14) "Escape from Woomera" was a videogame which was used to draw attention to the plight of inmates at a remote detention center in desert town in what country?
"Escape from Woomera" draws attention to the plight of inmates at a remote detention center in a desert town of Australia.

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