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Game Design/ Development
Game Design/ Development (IMA)
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Music
Undergraduate 1
12/15/2010

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1ST Programmed Game
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Alex Douglas. Programmed "Noughts and Crosses" on EDSAC
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1st Video Game
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William Higinbotham creates "Tennis for Two" 1958
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SpaceWar!
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First game that adapted to how you played. created by Steven Russell MIT Student.
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The Odyssey by Magnavox
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First home gaming system. Created by Ralph Baer.
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Nolan Bushnell
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Founder of Atari
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Atari 1st game is
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Pong
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Dragon's Lair
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First game to use laserdisc technology.
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"I, Robot" by Atari
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1st game to use 3D polygon models.
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The Channel F VES
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1st programmable home system (8 bit)
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Atari VCS/2600
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1st very successful home system, longest selling (8 bit) SpaceInvader fueled sales.
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Magnavox Odyssey 2
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Sued by creator of Pac Man because Magnavox had a similar game called Casey Munch 'em (8 bit)
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Mattel Intellivision
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Superior Graphics 16 bit, but had 8 bit performance
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ColecoVision
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Unseated Atari in 1983
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1983
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Great Video Game Crash
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1986
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NES outsells competition 10 to 1.
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NEC Turbo-GrafX Sega Genesis
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16 Bit System
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Super NES
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16 Bit System
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Nintendo and Sony playstation
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16 bit, CD-ROM add-on
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1st 3D First person shooter
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1992, Wolfenstein
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ESRB
Definition
Entertainment Software Rating Board -Established 1993
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CD based
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Sony Playstation, Sega Saturn (32/64bit)
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Nintendo64
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Cartridge based (32/64 bit)
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Sega Dreamcast
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1st 128 bit system
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Sony PlayStation 2
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128 bit system
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4 Basic elements players want:
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Challenge-Socialize-Emotional experience-Escape reality
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The Treatment
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Used to sell game idea
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The Design Document
Definition
2 basic sections. 1. Internal Document (programming) 2. External Document (business and marketing)
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Involved in creation of a game
Definition
The publisher and Developer (Game design team can be under either)
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The Publisher
Definition
Executive Producer (like EA sports), Producer (oversees every product line), Associate Producer (windows) Associate Producer (Xbox360) Associate Producer (Playstation 3)
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Quality Assurance
Definition
Both do check on games Progress. Tester and Customer Service "GOLD" means it's ready.
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Sprites
Definition
Animated 2D
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Sound Design Document
Definition
List of all sounds needed for game
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Original Docs
Definition
called for 42 sounds
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Sound for Games
Definition
File Size restricted. "Event Based" SFX stored in RAM
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Music and Ambience is
Definition
Streamed from disc
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SDK
Definition
Software Development Kit (Technologies for game creators)
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Middleware
Definition
Software that allows for sound intergration with programming.
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Game Engine
Definition
Software that adjust animation based on player input
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Game Loop
Definition
Repetitive operation of engine (Gathers player input, updates game state, renders image)INPUT, UPDATE, RENDER
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API
Definition
Application Programming Interface - Library of code instruction, Convert generic messages into hardware specific messages
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Hardware Rendering
Definition
Rendering Instruction "hard wired" to chip, Faster than relying solely on CPU
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