Chapter 6 Flashcards
Mass Media
Twitter, Facebook, etc
Interactive
Encourages users to lean and explore; FunBrain
User Interface
The way we interact with a medium; a translator.
Calculator
Mouse
ARPANET
First national computer network that connected many universities for high-speed computing and research
MMOG
Massively multiplayer online games
Call of Duty
MMORPG
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games
World of Warcraft
Top 3 video game companies
Nintendo Activision Blizzard Electronic Arts (EA)
Serious/applied games
Games that entertain and educate players
Flight Simulators
Gamification
Use of game-like mechanics and thinking in a non-game setting, earning points or rewards
Augmented reality
Overlays digitized information onto what we see in the real world
(Google Glass)
3 elements of interactivity
Advertising influence
Violence in videos
Behavioral targeting