1) Who invented the first computer game on the PDP1?
The first computer game was invented by Steve Russell on the PDP 1.
2) What was the name of the game?
The name of the game was Spacewar.
3) What was the name of Morton Helig's amusement device that let you smell, hear and see in 3D filmed experiences?
The device was called Sensorama.
4) What early 1970s movie does an arcade console machine of Spacewar appear?
None. The coin-op video game Computer Space appeared in the 1973 release of the film Soylent Green.
5) What was the name of the man who developed the first TV tennis game?
Ralph Baer developed the first tennis game that could be played on a television.
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?
It was called Pong.
8) What are vector graphics?
Vector graphics are created using geometric forms to create images.
9) What types of games do vector graphics lend themselves to?
Vector graphics are likely to be used in games that attempt to create realistic physics models.
10) When home computers were first made available, how did owners load games into them?
The first home computers used cassette tapes to load games onto the computer.
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.
12) From what sources did the designer of the Space Invaders aliens draw inspiration?
Tomohiro Nishikado drew inspiration from the octopus like aliens from H.G. Wells’ “The War of the Worlds” and from sea creatures (Squids & crabs).
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.
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