Kye information section 2

Video Games

VOCABULARY PRACTICE SECTION 1

1. Look at Key information section 1 and find the following.

1 the type of text that contains links to other texts

2 a system that combines hypertext and multimedia

3 the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement

4 the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion

5 groups of information that represent the qualitative or quantitative attributes

6 sound that is capable of being heard

7 devices used to store and experience multimedia content

8 synonymous for interactive multimedia

9 a computer expansion card that facilitates the input and output of audio signals

10 an optical disc recorder that records video onto blank writeable DVD media

11 presentation that contains some form of animation or media

2. Complete the article with the words from the box.

graphics interactive video games consoles multiplayer

There are games you play on video (1) … such as Nintendo, Sega, and the PlayStation.

And there are games you play on a computer, either alone or at multiplayer online sites such as Microsoft's Internet Gaming Zone and Battle.net.

(2) … have been made into films, such as ‘Mortal Kombat’ 1and 2, and film stars now sometimes appear in video games. The (3) … in many games have taken on such a high degree of realism that they almost seem like film. The ‘X-Files’game was practically an (4) … movie, full of actors from the show and sections of dialogue and video. Some people claim that the ‘Blade Runner’video game was better than the movie - not only were the sets incredible but you also got to control the action and the ending. (5) … online gaming is the next wave in the video game world. It provides a better gaming experience, simply because people are more creative and more challenging adversaries than computers.
Thousands of people can play simultaneously all over the world.

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