Chapter 10: Electronic Games in the 2020s

arcade game

a coin-operated game machine

Atari

the video game company that also made the home console market in the 1970s-80s

console

a system designed to be attached to a television to simulate arcade games

game cartridges

interchangeable cartridges containing videos games for use in home consoles

video game crash of 1983

caused by an oversupply of games and waning demand

first-person shooter

made it seem as if the players were firing weapons and being attacked

Death Race (1976)

an arcade game protested for its depiction of violence

Columbine High School massacre

a high school shooting that was linked to the teenage perpetrators’ enthusiasm for video games

Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)

the board that rates video games

video game overuse

a term used by the AMA to describe video game use that begins to affect other aspects of an individual’s life

sandbox game

open world; the ability of users to freely pursue their own objectives

server

a computer in a network that provides a service to other computers linked to it

gold farmers

workers who work 10-hour shifts finding gold in WoW so the company can sell it to clients