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	Computer and video game packaging - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Computer and video game packaging refers to the physical storage of the contents of a computer or video game, both for safekeeping and shop display.
		Games re-released as Budget games usually came in much smaller boxes - a common format for Amiga budget games was a thin square box roughly 13cm x 13cm x 2cm (5.1in x 5.1in x 0.8in).
		Around 2000, PC game packaging began to converge with that of PS2 (and later, Xbox and Gamecube) console games, in the DVD-case format in which to this day the vast majority of games are sold.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Computer_and_video_game_packaging (1327 words)

	Computer and video game industry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The computer and video game industry (formally referred to as interactive entertainment and generally as the games industry) is the economic sector involved with the development, marketing and sale of video and computer games.
		As the video game industry took off in the mid-80s, many developers faced the more distressing problem of working with fly-by-night or unscrupulous publishers that would either fold unexpectedly or run off with the game profits.
		Video game arcades are still relatively popular in Japan; for every arcade game released in the US, nine are released in Japan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Video_game_industry_practices (2017 words)

	GAMESBASE: Computer & Video Game Text Database
		Computer gaming began with the release of the Apple II in 1977; arcade games followed shortly thereafter.
		As for computer games, titles for the PC or Windows have constituted the backbone of the industry, since the IBM-compatible is the mostly widely used computer platform.
		In order to achieve an accurate sample, the database entries are representative of close to 500 game titles, about 20 computer and video game platforms, over and 150 publishers (see Fields section for more information).
	tactweb.humanities.mcmaster.ca /comgames/intro.htm (781 words)

	Video Game Addiction
		For many parents, video games are likely to be low on the list of addiction risks for their children.
		One of the reasons addiction to video games is a reality is because it isn’t viewed as a serious addiction risk by parents.
		The language on the packaging may give you a better idea of the amount and significance of violence and sexuality and the presence of gender and racial diversity or stereotypes in the game.
	www.connectingwithkids.com /tipsheet/2005/240_aug3/game.html (1157 words)

	Computer games under sociological microscope in Cantor exhibit
		The exhibit is derived from research conducted in a Stanford Humanities Laboratory project by Lowood and other scholars, which proposes that computer games and simulations are the emerging narrative form and communication medium of the early 21st century.
		The exhibit traces the history of computer and video games through a collection of artifacts, many from the media collection that Lowood is assembling in the library.
		Computer games, once seen as commercial products or a one-way communication between designer and player, are now seen as a much more open kind of medium that people can contribute to in other ways, he said.
	news-service.stanford.edu /news/2004/february4/computer-24.html (796 words)

	Games-to-Teach Research Vision (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		How a simple, text-based game (based on a nearly 20 year old DOS game) that is downloaded over the Internet, played on Palm Pilots, and features no graphical imagery is contributing to the very real issues of violence is questionable.
		What's missing from contemporary debate on gaming and culture is any naturalistic study of what game-playing experiences are like, how gaming fits into people's lives, and the kinds of practices people are engaged in while gaming.
		The challenges of using games in educational contexts highlight many of the problems with arguments made by game critics who posit that games with violent imagery are "teaching" our kids to become aggressive or increasingly violent (See Grossman, 2000; Provenzo, 1991).
	cms.mit.edu /games/education/research-vision.html (4029 words)

	Lose Your Marbles for PC video game review and cheats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		While puzzle games in recent years have included arcade action, colorful visuals and bouncy music, they tend to have a simpler and more restrained appeal than action games, war games, strategy games, adventure games or sports games.
		People seem to forget that the reasons for this game's success included not only that it could be played only on the computer (because of the animation involved) but also -- most importantly -- that it utilized state-of-the-art graphics and sound for the time.
		This game is the second in the company's series of inexpensive "Desktop Distractions" (Web Vengeance was the first), and it is so addicting that it indeed is likely to stay on people's desktops and distract them a lot from their work.
	www.gamezilla.com /reviews/l/lym.asp (1205 words)

	Career Pro News - Labor Market Information Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Many in and around the video game business express a desire to see more women in the industry, which is now disproportionately male.
		He agrees that lack of female interest in video games is the reason.
		She is a communications specialist in the video and computer gaming industry.
	careerpronews.bridges.com /explorer/browse/et/gotgame/main.htm (1062 words)

	CS 248 1999 Video Game Competition
		It is different from other first-person shooter games like Doom or Quake, because you have full control of your fire (you aim using crosshairs instead of just firing in the middle of the screen) but unlike Virtua Cop you also have full control of the movement of your character.
		The game feautured multiresolution terrain, composed of Bezier curves for each grid square, that could be tesselated to varying degrees depending on distance to the viewer.
		The objective of the game is to fly around the environment and practice maneuvers such as taking off, landing, and flying by hazardous terrain and, of course, avoid crashing.
	graphics.stanford.edu /courses/cs248-videogame-competition/cs248-99 (1478 words)

	The Dot Eaters - Player4 Stage4 - Classic Video Game History
		The game is a first for celebrity endorsements, as well as practically establishing the professional sports category of games.
		For their first EA game, the team is inspired by that greatest of all strategic games: Chess.
		Hawkins begins developing the 3D0 gaming hardware project inside EA at the beginning of the '90s, and he leaves the company he founded to guide this new hardware licensing venture (which I'll cover in later entries).
	www.emuunlim.com /doteaters/play4sta4.htm (2945 words)

	Video in TutorGig Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The following is a list of computer and video game musicians, those who have worked in the video game industry to produce video game soundtrack s or otherwise contribute musically.
		CVG history Although the history of computer and video games spans almost five decades, computer and video...
		In older video camera s, prior to the 1990s, a video camera tube or pickup tube was used instead of a charge...
	www.tutorgig.com /es/Video/14 (791 words)

	FiringSquad: Home of the Hardcore Gamer - Games, Hardware, Reviews and News
		Computer and Video Games is reporting that a number of major Playstation first party games won't be released alongside the consoles launch date of November 17 and in fact will be pushed back to 2007.
		Game Politics is reporting that the Minnesota State House voted in favor (114-17) of a proposed video game bill that's a little different than the other state bills that have been written and/or passed.
		Game Politics chatted briefly with State Rep. Jeff Johnson who authored the bill (and who is also running for Minnesota Attorney General this year), who said the state Senate should approve the bill by Saturday and then the bill will be sent to Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty for signing into law.
	www.firingsquad.com /#news (4654 words)

	Madden football. By Chris Suellentrop
		Unlike PC gaming, which is still thought of as the province of solitary geeks, console gaming—meaning systems such as PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube—has become a staple of dorm rooms and locker rooms alike.
		In that sense, the triumph of Madden is of a piece with the triumph of gaming in youth culture and the triumph of football as the new national pastime.
		The game is an extension of what John Madden sells: the fun of football mixed with an understanding of the import of it.
	www.slate.com /id/2087013 (1367 words)

	Wired News: The Games Wal-Mart Doesn't Play
		The blood -- shed liberally by characters in the action-strategy game -- was changed from red to green, and a female character suddenly sported a bikini top after appearing topless in pre-publication screenshots.
		These changes were made to satisfy content restrictions imposed by Wal-Mart, the nation's largest mass retailer of video games.
		Wal-Mart sells 25 percent of the computer and video games purchased annually in the United States, a share worth $1.58 billion in 2001, according to the Interactive Digital Software Association and NPDFunworld, the industry's data clearinghouse.
	www.wired.com /news/games/0,2101,55955,00.html (688 words)

	Computer Graphics World - SanDisk introduces Flash Memory Storage for Video Games
		The company has adopted unique game packaging and redesigned the "look and feel" of the cards to spur sales among younger consumers.
		Our flash memory cards are a natural fit with these products as game users need incremental storage for their music, video and photos.
		The Memory Stick PRO Duo cards in game packaging will be sold in capacities ranging from 128MB to 1 gigabyte (GB) with suggested retail prices from $39.99 to $159.99.
	cgw.pennnet.com /Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=OnlineArticles&SubSection=Display&PUBLICATION_ID=18&ARTICLE_ID=218801 (509 words)

	Intellivision Classic Video Game System / Entertainment Computer System
		The Entertainment Computer System (ECS) add-on module essentially added three features to the Intellivision: an additional 2K of RAM, a second sound chip and the option of plugging in a computer keyboard, a music keyboard or an additional two hand controllers.
		Packaging reached the fl and white mockup stage, but Mattel Electronics was closed before the game could be released.
		Nice Ideas turned the game into World Cup Soccer, a one- or two-player, non-ECS cartridge, which was released in Europe by Dextell Ltd. Terry Valeski's INTV Corp. negotiated the rights to distribute the cartridge in the United States, introducing it in Spring 1986.
	www.webcom.com /inty/bluesky/games/credits/ecs.shtml (2705 words)

	Amazon.com: T.V. Video Game Unit: Computer & Video Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Packaging: This item may be delivered in the manufacturer's original packaging, which could reveal the contents of the box.
		Whether you are at work at your computer, at home watching a DVD, or in your dorm room playing video games, Pipex Systems has the product for you.
		We have configurable systems that arch over your computer, wind through your home theater or wrap around your video games and consoles.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000APEH4?v=glance (704 words)

	PC Game help needed!
		The problem with PC games is that even if you have the requirements listed on the bottom of the game (which I do have), the game STILL may not work because of compatibility issues (which this seems to be).
		Nonetheless, the game is no longer available, because I'm gonna take the second one back tonight and bitch until I get what I wanted in the first place, and will never return to BB again.
		Although my PC may be incompatible with the game, my PC technically doesn't have any problems, and the fact that although I meet all the requirements on the game packaging and yet the game doesn't function right is enough to me to warrant a return.
	www.gametz.com /forum/General/topic/185224.html (4022 words)

	Women in Computing, Part 6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		While the video game business has grown to become a $10 billion industry in the United States, it remains an industry overwhelmingly geared to and supported by men and boys.
		They argue that there are good reasons for all kids to play video games -- namely, that games can be a gateway to computer literacy, an essential skill for economic survival in the 21st century.
		She and her counterparts in other companies share some core beliefs about how video games should be designed to meet girls' play patterns.
	www.sacbee.com /news/projects/women/wcgames.html (1449 words)

	Amazon.com: Game Boy Advance SP - Platinum: Computer & Video Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		As the world's smallest video-game platform, the Game Boy Advance SP is also the first to use a built-in rechargeable battery.
		The cartridge port placement on the lower part of the console is fine for GBA games, since they are flush with the console body, but older Game Boy Color carts will stick out in a way that takes some getting used to.
		But don't worry, there are still loads of games getting made for it and the GBA can play all the old Gameboy and Gameboy Color games, which the DS cannot.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002TB4D6?v=glance (2063 words)

	GameSlice: Behind the Scenes of the Computer and Video Game Industry
		Although it's too early to declare the full game a certified hit, if it can maintain the same sense of adventure present in the demo, look for this title to be one of the hottest 3D action/adventure games since Half-Life.
		Despite the exciting packaging, Skydive from Electronic Arts and Gonzo Games has got to be one of the worst pieces of PC software that has ever passed across my desk.
		It's seldom that game industry publications highlight the visionaries behind the games, but PC Gamer did an admirable job introducing gamers to some of the lesser-known designers who have made a big impact on gaming.
	www.gameslice.com /editorial/0809gist.shtml (1186 words)

	Amazon.ca: Halo 2 Limited Edition: Computer and Video Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In game and in cut scene there were drops in frame rate and/or lag in object redraw due to the extra graphics and modeling.
		I did like the additional use of vehicles in the game and I have noticed that the relative strengths of vehicles have been adjusted to be fairer.
		This is truly an epic game regardless of what people say, if you go to any game site or watch any video game show you see that they all agree this game is simply remarkable.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002A2S26 (1258 words)

	Sicilian Culture: News & Views: Italian Government Criticizes Mafia Video Game
		March 18, 2002 - -A computer game Mafia: City of Lost Heaven, developed by Brno-based Illusion Softworks, has raised the ire of the Italian police who say that it's nothing less than a manual for becoming a criminal.
		Italian police are trying to ban the game, which Illusion Softworks is preparing for worldwide launch by the end of this month.
		It had to change the game for the German market because of tough regulations governing the depiction of violence, specifically blood, which had to be shown as green.
	www.sicilianculture.com /news/2002-mafiagame.htm (988 words)

	Classic Video Games, Game Systems, Books and Magazines from David Ahl. Bargains! Cheap! Very few left. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Packaging and postage via USPS Media Mail is a flat $2.00 for the first item and 50¢ for each additional item.
		I have more than 250 games including some prototypes that were never released and others that are extremely rare.
		Game cartridges are complete with instruction booklet, but not the box.
	www.swapmeetdave.com /VidGame.htm (772 words)

	KOHL, LIEBERMAN COMMEND NEW VOLUNTARY COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAME RATINGS IMPROVEMENTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		And we are hopeful that the addition of specific age guidelines to the rating icons will make it easier for retailers to enforce the rating system, as many have committed to do but which few are doing reliably," Kohl said.
		For nearly eight years, Lieberman and Kohl have been working with the video and computer game industry to help keep violent, graphic and adult videos out of the hands of kids.
		At their insistence, the video game industry has developed entertainment's best rating system, has applied that rating system uniformly to the packaging of every video game sold in stores, and has promulgated aggressive anti-targeting provisions aimed at keeping the advertisement of violent, Mature-rated games away from children.
	www.senate.gov /~kohl/press/03/06/2003630A16.html (411 words)

	GAMEHEAD.COM.AU - Buy Discount Computer PC Games, Video Games and Game Consoles Australia Wide. XBox, Playstation, PS2, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Join the GAMEHEAD Affiliate program and receive commissions for all the video game sales that come from your website.
		Lookup when the video game your interested in is scheduled to released in Australia.
		DOWNLOAD.GAMEHEAD.COM.AU Download video game reviews and previews as well as video game interviews with the makers themselves.
	www.gamehead.com.au /pages.php?pageid=5 (837 words)

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