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	Effects of Video Games on Aggression
		Game developers were no longer as limited by their media, and tried to simulate reality as best as possible.
		A video game can be created to help a specific type of person, whether it is to help connect certain memory cells in the brain, or just help stimulate brain activity in general.
		By allowing the child to channel his or her anger in a constructive way, video games are able to reduce the child's stress and act as a positive outlet.
	www.personalityresearch.org /papers/kooijmans.html (5178 words)

	Table of Contents and Excerpt, Wolf, The Medium of the Video Game
		Video games often rely on a knowledge of cinematic conventions (for example, in the construction of space and narrative action, continuity editing, the use of off-screen space, and concepts of point of view), and the possibility of one-on-one interaction means video games can extend them in ways that film cannot.
		Historically, the video game has occupied several other important positions in culture; it was, in the early to mid-1970s, the first computer that could be used by the public in the form of stand-alone games in the arcade.
		Although "video game studies" is not yet an accepted field of academic study in the way cinema studies or television studies are, the video game has had a great impact on society and culture, and its influence on life in the late twentieth century should not be ignored.
	www.utexas.edu /utpress/excerpts/exwolmed.html (3223 words)

	Video Games - Online Casino Gambling
		Game may refer to either the virtual universe and all of its governing rules ("Nethack is a game"), or a particular instance of that game ("my game ended in yet another annoying death", "game over").
		Video games are made by developers, who can be individuals, but are almost always a team consisting of designers, graphic designers and other artists, programmers, sound designers, musicians, and other technicians.
		Video games are developing fast in all areas, but the problem is of the price and how developers intend to keep the price where it is while incorporating better technology, that inevitably costs more.
	www.videogames.freegames.eu.com (2624 words)

	History of Computing: Videogames Index
		Though the history of video games is a subsection of the history of computing, it is important to recognize how integrated this entertainment medium is to the evolution of computing hardware and software.
		Since a video game is a sensory experience, the sound, the visual elements, and the interface that the player uses to interact witht the game cannot be divorced from the programmed logic and instruction set that provides the experience.
		However, in order to document a history pertaining to the evolution of video games, it is important to recognize the myriad influences that have the most significant relevance to the continued growth of this entertainment medium.
	www.thocp.net /software/games/games.htm (439 words)

	Computer Video Card Support and Help
		Video Cards must specify its video standards, allowing end users to know what video cards may or may not be capable of doing.
		Video memory is built onto the video board and/or motherboard, allowing the video card to run at higher resolutions and run at more efficient speeds.
		Video cards are most commonly found in the PCI slots; however, with the release of the Pentium II came the AGP (Advanced Graphics Port) support.
	www.computerhope.com /help/video.htm (1032 words)

	Video Adapters
		Emulating these video modes reduces the amount of data that has to be transmitted over the network to display the desktop image.
		The processing power of the video adapter, including any 3D optimization, may be visible to the video game player sitting in front of the screen, but the CPU is not effected.
		The one performance measure for a video adapter that does matter to the CPU is the raw data transfer speed.
	www.yale.edu /pclt/PCHW/VIDEO.HTM (3258 words)

	The Legend of Zelda - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The game was inspired by Miyamoto's adventures in the hills of Kyoto as a young child.
		The game is set in the imaginary land of Hyrule and revolves around a young Hylian named Link, who must rescue Princess Zelda from the clasps of the villain Ganon by collecting eight fragments of the Triforce of Wisdom, one of three smaller pieces of the Triforce.
		When the game was rebroadcast in 1996, they changed the dungeons (and probably the overworld as well); this revision apparently had a smaller broadcast audience and is known only as "~map2~".
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/The_Legend_of_Zelda (2098 words)

	1987 - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar.
		Wednesday-Friday, October 14-October 16 - The US is caught up in a drama that unfolds on television as a young child, Jessica McClure, falls down a well and is later rescued.
		October 15 and October 16 - Great Storm of 1987: hurricane force winds to hit much of the South of England killing 23 people.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/1987 (1756 words)

	GameSpy.com - Review
		In 1987 it released the PC Engine, a hyper-powered 8-bit console (with a 16-bit graphics chip) that took Japan by storm, signaling the beginning of the slow decline of Nintendo's venerable Famicom.
		Rather, you notice the enormity and beauty of the game's gorgeous set pieces, such as the dramatic plunge into the waterfalls in the Imitation Jungle course.
		These lovely (if a little too uncommon) sequences give the game a fleeting hint of that certain arcade game mystique that is missing from most home games.
	archive.gamespy.com /reviews/april03/tubeslidergcn (566 words)

	1988 in video gaming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		See also history of computer and video games.
		Pool of Radiance (SSI), the first of the "Gold Box" games, the first computer RPG based on Advanced Dungeons and Dragons.
		Altered Beast (Sega, arcade), later ported to the Mega Drive/Genesis where it was packaged with the console in North America and Europe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1988_in_video_gaming (246 words)

	Main Page - Video Game Guides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The game revolves around the adventures of a young boy who discovers the secret of time-travel and has various adventures with his friends in an attempt to save the world's distant future from seemingly inevitable destruction by a monstrous creature named Lavos.
		The game is also quite popular amongst flash enthusiasts and has a very active community whom create a number of custom maps with NED (the map editor embedded in N) which range from pitifully simplistic to masochistically challenging.
		Regardless of your free time for gaming, even if it ranges from hours upon hours to waste or 10 minutes of your lunch break, N is the perfect game to fill that void which is why so many curse it for it's simplistic and yet profound nature.
	www.vgguides.com (508 words)

	GameSpot:Video Games PC Xbox 360 PS3 Revolution PSP DS PS2 PlayStation 2 GameCube GBA PlayStation 3
		Ever since the console and computer games industries got off the ground in the later 1970s, developers have been trying to build a better football title.
		Even baseball, the national pastime for nearly a century and an apparent natural to be reenacted on a TV screen or computer monitor, lacked the prestige of its younger brother.
		Part of this was due to the way that the National Football League surged in popularity at the same time as the video game era dawned.
	www.gamespot.com /gamespot/features/video/hist_football (840 words)

	1987 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar.
		June 11 - 1987 election: Margaret Thatcher is elected as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the third time
		October 15-16 - Great Storm of 1987: hurricane force winds hit much of the South of England killing 23 people.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1987 (2405 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1986
		MCMLXXXVI Inscription on the tomb of Pope Gregory XIII celebrating the introduction of the Gregorian Calendar The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used nearly everywhere in the world.
		He resigns on December 1, 1987 following revelations of his involvement corruption released in the Fitzgerald Inquiry.
		Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, (13 January 1911 â€“ 23 April 2005), New Zealand born Australian politician, was the longest-serving Premier of the state of Queensland, holding office from 1968 to 1987, a period that saw considerable economic development in the state.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1986 (8269 words)

	Video Gamer X: The Journey Begins - A Historical Account of Video Gaming Milestones
		It was bold new technology for console video games and has become as reflexive today as pressing the start button to begin play.
		This game created a new Genre in console gaming of video games devoted to replicating creepy or gory circumstances where a player had to unwravel the mystery to escape from imminent death.
		These names in gaming history that represent the great minds behind the progression of the entire industry are not only the founding fathers but continue to be a massive influence on the shape of games to come.
	internal.tbi.net /~max/vgxchron.htm (2644 words)

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		Higinbotham's contribution, while perhaps not a factor in the chain of events leading from amusements and pinball to the modern video game is nonetheless (IMHO) much too important to be relegated to dismissive footnote status, especially in a book that has the phrase "History of Video Games" in its title.
		Both games start with their main characters fairly slow and the speed usually increases on board 3 or 5 (depending on the settings).
		Do, which was the first kit game and thus received much more exposure than it would have had it been dedicated only, the others were pretty tough to find and thus play.
	www.cs.colostate.edu /~dzubera/kent2.txt (6100 words)

	Mark's Atari XE Game System Page: (c) 2000 by Mark Rathwell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Atari had waded back into the video game market with the 7800, but it wasn't selling fast enough for the former king of video games to accept.
		Atari bragged that the number of games available for the XEGS was several times that of consoles from Nintendo or Sega.
		Atari also made it clear that they intended the XE to be their premiere system: it was front and center between the 2600 and 7800 on their "Atari Advantage" ads and video game posters.
	www.geocities.com /mrathwel/VideoGames/AtariXE.html (1408 words)

	Duck Hunt - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Additionally, one of the more popular urban legends within the video game community claims that some players have found a way to shoot the dog.
		While marketed as a single player game, the second player controller could be used to direct the duck, though it was tricky to master.
		On Februrary 14, 2006, the game was again used as "digital simulation" of Vice President Dick Cheney's accidental shooting of Harry Whittington on both Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Duck_Hunt (705 words)

	Indian Gaming (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) is enacted by Congress to provide for regulation of gaming by Indian tribes and creates three classes of gaming.
		Includes all forms of bingo and other games similar to bingo, such as pull tabs and punch boards, provides these are played in the same location as bingo games.
		A video game of chance is a game or device that simulates one or more games commonly referred to as poker, fljack, craps, hi-lo, roulette, or other common gambling forms, though not offering any type of pecuniary award or gain to players.
	www.dps.state.mn.us /alcgamb/gamindev.html (460 words)

	Welcome to TheRaider.net
		It is a side scrolling platform action game in which Indy starts with his whip and fights his way across each level...
		The game is a combination of platform, overhead racing, Tetris-like puzzle solving, and Memory all rolled into one.
		This game has truly stood the test of time in the history of Indy video games and it really is one of the coolest Indiana Jones games ever made.
	www.theraider.net /information/games/index.php (844 words)

	Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters
		His main points are that game companies are much more in touch with their customers, do a better job of generating buzz, and utilize the internet as a communications medium more successfully.
		But despite this significant increase in the scope of video game advertising, the 'buzz' factor is all important.
		They assert the organization may be gaming's last defense against politicians seeking to censor games to increase their own political capital.
	games.slashdot.org (1126 words)

	Gamerhelp - Video Game FAQs, Tested Cheat Codes, Gaming Community and more
		The GT games are generally viewed as somee of the best racing games on the market.
		The game has been confirmed to have over 700 cars from auto makers spanning Europe, North America, and Asia.
		This is the meat of the game in the Gran Turismo series.
	www.gamerhelp.com /ps2/GranTurismo4/102880.shtml (13279 words)

	Video Gaming Timeline ~ 1889 -> 2002 - The Final Fantasy Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		General Gaming All the other great games and their respective systems can be talked about in here.
		The game is seen as a multiplayer masterpiece.
		Including the games Mario Tennis, Robo Boxing (might be wrong on the name of that one), and Wario Land.
	www.thefinalfantasy.com /forums/showthread.php?t=40493 (3675 words)

	Hall of Fame page @ Classic Arcade Gaming (dot com)
		It reads as follows: "The first person elected to the Video Hall of Fame was Roy Shildt (b July 2, 1955) of W Los Angeles, whose official record score on the tournament-set "Missile Command" machine of 1,695,265 points on July 3, 1985, confirmed that he was entitled, without dispute, to this honor.
		Note that, in general, only games from the late 70's to the early 90's will be considered, tho some games outside that range might qualify, if they fit the CAG definition of game-play, and design.
		He was probably the most famous arcade game player (to the general public) in the early 80's, and deservedly so, with him holding about a dozen world records at one time or another on classic games.
	cag.alpiger.com /players/hof (2135 words)

	Kotaku: Video of Microsoft's "PSP-killer"? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Just watched the video...I think this is too large to be a portable gaming machine...I think they were just trying to give you the idea that it was a powerful machine capable of soo much...
		And hooray for doing the 1987 thing, with the gamer as a twitchy bastard who's so into the game that he can't sit still.
		PDA/Treo, Music Device, Video Device, gaming device, Notebook computer..have fun playing your Veggies on your DS farm or with trying to catch crazy apes with your net on your PSP.
	www.kotaku.com /gaming/psp/video-of-microsofts-pspkiller-157124.php (1076 words)

	History of computers during 1980 to 1990
		IBM introduces the Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) video card with higher resolution, more colors, and a quicker response then previous video cards.
		Kings Quest 1: Quest for the crown is released to the public.
		Apogee is founded, Apogee is well known for its computer games as well as the company who first released a 'Shareware' game.
	www.computerhope.com /history/198090.htm (1173 words)

	The Basement Arcade - Your source for Retro Coin operated Arcade Game information and parts
		What I wanted was streaming live video, But after a month of disappointments in testing and getting it all working..
		Game Mover came across another heap of abandon games.
		Located in Walled Lake, MI Joystix Amusements has been serving Houston and surrounding areas since 1987 Offering video games, pool tables, pinballs, compact disc jukeboxes and other coin operated devices for home and business.
	www.basementarcade.com (3353 words)

	Video Games Rule \| VGRule - Gaming Like You've Never Seen, Until Now! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The longawaited role-playing game (RPG) will be released in Japan on March 16, 2006.
		Since its debut in 1987, the FINAL FANTASY series has sold over 63 million units worldwide.
		With its cutting-edge visuals, unique worlds, and intricate narrative, FINAL FANTASY has defined the role-playing genre, and continues to be adored by fans across the globe.
	www.vgrule.com /modules/news/article.php?storyid=3290 (170 words)

	Kirk Adam's Classic Video Gaming Systems and Carts for Sale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This system is the type that has the built in controller, rf video cable and power supply.
		Game Genie video game enhancer for genesis by galoob, untested
		Video VHS Sega Game Gear Game Tops Vol I, execulsive from Howard Johnson, 1995
	members.tripod.com /KirkAdam/AtariTradeList.index.html (564 words)

	Ryan vs. Dorkman is Amazing (by Jeremy Zawodny)
		I forgot Dorkman's real name) were very highly regarded members of the community.
		If I remember correctly, Ryan had a job with LucasArts (gaming) at one point.
		Both were extremely talented effects artists, Ryan often revered by new community members for this specific video.
	jeremy.zawodny.com /blog/archives/006465.html (787 words)

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