Becoming a Video Game Designer Works." 22 August 2008. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 November 2009.Videogames like "Rock Band" offer realistic graphics. Video-game designersneed graphics skills and knowledge of computer programming. See more" and "Madden Football" are all popular video games that people line up to buy upon their release. Designing...
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Video Game Testers Work." 30 May 2008. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 November 2009.have come a long, long way since Pong featured two lines paddling a "ball" back and forth across the screen. But as games become more powerful, faster and complex, the video game industry needs test pilots to push their wares to the limit.Video game manufacturers rely...
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Making a Video Game Works." 18 July 2008. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 November 2009.nowadays is like entering another world, one with its own unique sights, sounds and realities. Game playing is also growing in frequency -- users spend up to four hours a day playing games like "Grand Theft Auto," "]. But how many players stop and think about...
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3DO Creates Video Games." 30 November 2000. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 November 2009.Lots of us play video games. In fact, the number of people playing video games only seems to increase -- the number of consoles in American homes exploded in 2007, rising more than 18 percent [source:]. If you've played video games before, you may have wondered what goes into...
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Video Game Systems Work." 16 October 2000. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 November 2009., are a popular form of entertainment. In 2000, Sony estimated that one out of every four households in the United States had a. Since then the numbers have only increased, with systems like the Nintendo Wii luring the Holy Grail of the video game market: the casual gamer.In...
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"Top 5 Myths about Video Games." 04 August 2009. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 November 2009.If there's anything gamers like as much as video games, it's myths about video games. Since they stormed the world stage in the early 1980s, video games have become the stuff of legend.The video game world is so insular that you'd have...
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ESRB Works." 14 September 2005. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 November 2009.is relatively new compared to the ratings systems used by other entertainment industries -- and so far, it's been a rocky road. The(ESRB) comes under fire on a regular basis, most recently with the hidden "Hot Coffee" mini-game in "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas." With video game sales...
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surgeons using video games for training?." 07 April 2008. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 November 2009.Dr. James Rosser Jr. takes an innovative approach to daily surgical training. At Beth Israel hospital in New York, he keeps anfor his personal use. But the video game systems aren't for getting in a little fun during downtime -- or at least not...
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Xbox 360 Works." 29 November 2006. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 November 2009., has sold more than 20 million units worldwide since its introduction in 2001. Despite the Xbox's impressive power, the list of big-name video game titles to support it and the success of the Xbox's online component, Xbox LIVE, Sony'sAs the game industry moved into the...
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Americas Army Works." 16 October 2007. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 November 2009.America's Army is a video game that was developed by the U.S. military that simulates real-life combat.for four years. The project cost $7 million in initial costs, and thousands of man-hours had been dedicated to its development. The government hopes that it will serve...
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