Week 7 Homework

1) Who invented the first computer game on the PDP1?

Steve Russell

2) What was the name of the game?

Space War

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

Sensorama Machine

4) What early 1970s movie does an arcade console machine of Spacewar appear?

Soylent Green

5) What was the name of the man who developed the first TV tennis game?

Ralph Baer

6) Who was the man whose company Atari commercialized the idea of the arcade computer tennis game?

Nolan Bushnell

7) What was the name of this version of the game?

Pong

8) What are vector graphics?

Vector graphics is the usage of mathematical equations and lines, curves, and geometric shapes utilized to represent pictures and images for graphics.

9) What types of games do vector graphics lend themselves to?

Typically, vector graphics lend themselves to games similar to Asteroid.

10) When home computers were first made available, how did owners load games into them?

Games would generally be downloaded to an emulator

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?

War Games

12) From what sources did the designer of the Space Invaders aliens draw inspiration?

The War Of The Worlds, Star Wars, Breakout

13) What is the name given to the contemporary subculture of 8 bit music made with gameboys and other 80s game technology

Chiptunes

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?

Australia