DOCSLIB.ORG

Tropico4 Manual.Pdf

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Tropico4 Manual.Pdf Contents Important Health Warning About Playing Video Games Photosensitive Seizures A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain Installation & Activation ...................................................................................... 2 visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed Getting Started ....................................................................................................... 3 condition that can cause these “photosensitive epileptic seizures” while watching video games. Tropico 4: Gold Edition ......................................................................................... 4 These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lightheadedness, altered Game Modes ............................................................................................................ 5 vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of Starting a Mission .................................................................................................. 7 consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects. Interface .................................................................................................................. 11 Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms. Parents should watch for or ask their children about the above Almanac ................................................................................................................... 15 symptoms—children and teenagers are more likely than adults to experience these seizures. The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by taking Tasks ........................................................................................................................ 16 the following precautions: Sit farther from the screen; use a smaller screen; play in a well-lit room; and do not play when you are drowsy or fatigued. If you or any of Timeline ................................................................................................................... 16 your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy, consult a doctor before playing. All the Little People ................................................................................................ 17 Buildings .................................................................................................................. 24 Infrastructure ......................................................................................................... 28 Precautions to take during use • Sit a good distance away from the monitor. Avatar ....................................................................................................................... 31 • Avoid playing if you are tired or have not had much sleep. Economics ................................................................................................................ 33 • Make sure that the room in which you are playing is well lit. • Rest for at least 10 to 15 minutes per hour while playing a video game. Politics ...................................................................................................................... 37 Online Features....................................................................................................... 46 Technical Support ................................................................................................... 47 Credits ...................................................................................................................... 48 Warranty .................................................................................................................. 49 Copyright (c) 2011–2013 Kalypso Media Group. Tropico is a registered trade mark of Kalypso Media GmbH used under license by Feral Interactive. All rights reserved. Originally published by Kalypso Media UK Ltd. Developed for and published on the Mac by Feral Interactive Ltd. Feral and the Feral logo are trademarks of Feral Interactive Ltd. Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other logos, copyrights and trademarks are property of their respective owners. All rights reserved. 1 Installation & Activation Getting Started It is important to install the game correctly before playing; installation is a one- 1. If Tropico 4: Gold Edition is not already running, double-click on the time process that only takes a few minutes. Please follow the instructions below: Tropico 4: Gold Edition application icon. By default this is to be found in the on your computer’s hard drive. 1. Double-click on the downloaded .dmg file and wait for the Tropico 4: Gold Edition Applications folder disc icon to appear on your desktop. 2. The Tropico 4: Gold Edition pre-game Options window will appear. Click the . The game will launch. 2. If it doesn’t open automatically, double-click on the Tropico 4: Gold Edition Play button disc icon to open it. 3. After the loading screens, the Create Profile dialog will appear. Type your name and select . 3. Drag the Tropico 4: Gold Edition application icon onto the Applications folder OK that appears next to it. It will start to copy across. 4. The Main Menu will unlock. Select Play. 4. Once the copy has finished, drag theTropico 4: Gold Edition disc icon on your 5. Select Tutorial. desktop to the . You may now delete the . Trash .dmg file 6. After the loading screen, the Journal screen will appear. Select Play. 5. Once installation is complete, double-click on the Tropico 4: Gold Edition 7. Welcome to Tropico, Presidente! It may look a little bare right now, but listen application icon, which is found in the Applications folder on your hard drive. to your mentor and amigo, Generalissimo Santana, and he’ll show you how The Tropico 4: Gold Edition pre-game Options window will appear showing the to turn this unspoiled island paradise into a thriving industrial metropolis... Activation tab. 6. Enter your Product Key into the six empty boxes in the Activation tab. Once the Product Key has been entered, the Save button in the right-hand corner of the tab will activate. If you cannot find yourProduct Key after downloading the game please contact the vendor for assistance. 7. Click the Save button to save your Product Key. 8. Click the Activate Online… button in the Activation tab. A dialog box will appear confirming that yourProduct Key will be sent to Feral. 9. Click the Activate Online button in the new dialog box that appears. The Activation tab will update to show the number of machines on which the game is currently activated and on how many more you are allowed to activate it. In future, you can play the game without an internet connection. 2 3 Tropico 4: Gold Edition Game Modes Tropico 4: Gold Edition includes the base game, Tropico 4, and the Tropico 4: The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Modern Times expansion pack. Every class is unfit to govern. The content included in the Modern Times expansion pack is not available in - Lord Acton every game mode (see Game Modes on p. 5). The content is never available To access the game modes described below, select Play from the Main Menu. in the campaign or the classic challenges, but it is always available in the Modern Times campaign and the Modern Times challenges. It can be enabled or disabled TUTORIAL in sandbox games. The tutorial comprises four short missions that introduce the basic game concepts This manual is written assuming you have access to the Modern Times content. and mechanics. If you are playing in a game mode that does not include the content, some of the buildings, edicts and features mentioned in this manual will not be available to you. How to Rule For more information about the additional content included in Modern Times, The first mission introduces you to the basic controls, including moving the camera see What is included in Tropico 4: Gold Edition? in the FAQs. and constructing buildings. Making Money The second mission teaches you everything you need to know to establish a thriving economy, including setting up supply chains and managing wages. Be Happy The third mission teaches you how to keep your citizens happy, including how to provide services like healthcare and education. Poly Ticks The final mission gives you an overview of how to manage Tropico’s government, including appointing ministers and managing the demands of different factions and foreign powers. CAMPAIGN MODES There are two campaign modes in Tropico 4: Gold Edition: the campaign (from the original game) and the Modern Times campaign (from the expansion pack). Both campaigns comprise a number of missions that must be completed in sequence. Each time you complete a mission, the next mission is unlocked and your progress is saved automatically. Either campaign can be played as soon as the game is launched. To save your progress during a mission, select Save Game from the in-game Pause menu during play. 4 5 Campaign Starting a Mission The campaign comprises 20 missions set on a series of troubled Caribbean islands. Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right. Modern Times Campaign - Arthur Schopenhauer The Modern Times campaign comprises 12 missions, which span the second half When
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Cultural Imaginations of Piracy in Video Games
    FORUM FOR INTER-AMERICAN RESEARCH (FIAR) VOL. 11.2 (SEP. 2018) 30-43 ISSN: 1867-1519 © forum for inter-american research “In a world without gold, we might have been heroes!” Cultural Imaginations of Piracy in Video Games EUGEN PFISTER (HOCHSCHULE DER KÜNSTE BERN) Abstract From its beginning, colonialism had to be legitimized in Western Europe through cultural and political narratives and imagery, for example in early modern travel reports and engravings. Images and tales of the exotic Caribbean, of beautiful but dangerous „natives“, of unbelievable fortunes and adventures inspired numerous generations of young men to leave for the „new worlds“ and those left behind to support the project. An interesting figure in this set of imaginations in North- Western Europe was the “pirate”: poems, plays, novels and illustrations of dashing young rogues, helping their nation to claim their rightful share of the „Seven Seas“ achieved major successes in France, Britain the Netherlands and beyond. These images – regardless of how far they might have been from their historical inspiration – were immensely successful and are still an integral and popular part of our narrative repertoire: from novels to movies to video games. It is important to note that the “story” was – from the 18th century onwards –almost always the same: a young (often aristocratic) man, unfairly convicted for a crime he didn’t commit became an hors-la-loi against his will but still adhered to his own strict code of conduct and honour. By rescuing a city/ colony/princess he redeemed himself and could be reintegrated into society. Here lies the morale of the story: these imaginations functioned also as acts of political communication, teaching “social discipline”.
    [Show full text]
  • Pegi Annual Report
    PEGI ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT INTRODUCTION 2 CHAPTER 1 The PEGI system and how it functions 4 AGE CATEGORIES 5 CONTENT DESCRIPTORS 6 THE PEGI OK LABEL 7 PARENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS IN GAMING CONSOLES 7 STEPS OF THE RATING PROCESS 9 ARCHIVE LIBRARY 9 CHAPTER 2 The PEGI Organisation 12 THE PEGI STRUCTURE 12 PEGI S.A. 12 BOARDS AND COMMITTEES 12 THE PEGI CONGRESS 12 PEGI MANAGEMENT BOARD 12 PEGI COUNCIL 12 PEGI EXPERTS GROUP 13 COMPLAINTS BOARD 13 COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE 14 THE FOUNDER: ISFE 17 THE PEGI ADMINISTRATOR: NICAM 18 THE PEGI ADMINISTRATOR: VSC 20 PEGI IN THE UK - A CASE STUDY? 21 PEGI CODERS 22 CHAPTER 3 The PEGI Online system 24 CHAPTER 4 PEGI Communication tools and activities 28 Introduction 28 Website 28 Promotional materials 29 Activities per country 29 ANNEX 1 PEGI Code of Conduct 34 ANNEX 2 PEGI Online Safety Code (POSC) 38 ANNEX 3 The PEGI Signatories 44 ANNEX 4 PEGI Assessment Form 50 ANNEX 5 PEGI Complaints 58 1 INTRODUCTION Dear reader, We all know how quickly technology moves on. Yesterday’s marvel is tomorrow’s museum piece. The same applies to games, although it is not just the core game technology that continues to develop at breakneck speed. The human machine interfaces we use to interact with games are becoming more sophisticated and at the same time, easier to use. The Wii Balance Board™ and the MotionPlus™, Microsoft’s Project Natal and Sony’s PlayStation® Eye are all reinventing how we interact with games, and in turn this is playing part in a greater shift.
    [Show full text]
  • GAMING GLOBAL a Report for British Council Nick Webber and Paul Long with Assistance from Oliver Williams and Jerome Turner
    GAMING GLOBAL A report for British Council Nick Webber and Paul Long with assistance from Oliver Williams and Jerome Turner I Executive Summary The Gaming Global report explores the games environment in: five EU countries, • Finland • France • Germany • Poland • UK three non-EU countries, • Brazil • Russia • Republic of Korea and one non-European region. • East Asia It takes a culturally-focused approach, offers examples of innovative work, and makes the case for British Council’s engagement with the games sector, both as an entertainment and leisure sector, and as a culturally-productive contributor to the arts. What does the international landscape for gaming look like? In economic terms, the international video games market was worth approximately $75.5 billion in 2013, and will grow to almost $103 billion by 2017. In the UK video games are the most valuable purchased entertainment market, outstripping cinema, recorded music and DVDs. UK developers make a significant contribution in many formats and spaces, as do developers across the EU. Beyond the EU, there are established industries in a number of countries (notably Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand) who access international markets, with new entrants such as China and Brazil moving in that direction. Video games are almost always categorised as part of the creative economy, situating them within the scope of investment and promotion by a number of governments. Many countries draw on UK models of policy, although different countries take games either more or less seriously in terms of their cultural significance. The games industry tends to receive innovation funding, with money available through focused programmes.
    [Show full text]
  • Manuel-Tropico-4-Fr.Pdf
    A lire avant toute utilisation d’un jeu video par vous-meme ou par votre enfant I. Précautions à prendre dans tous les cas pour l’utilisation d’un jeu vidéo Evitez de jouer si vous êtes fatigué ou si vous manquez de sommeil. Assurez-vous que vous jouez dans une pièce bien éclairée en modérant la luminosité de votre écran. Lorsque vous utilisez un jeu vidéo susceptible d’être connecté à un écran, jouez à bonne distance de cet écran de télévision et aussi loin que le permet le cordon de raccordement. En cours d’utilisation, faites des pauses de dix à quinze minutes toutes les heures. II. Avertissement sur l’épilepsie Certaines personnes sont susceptible de faire des crises d’épilepsie comportant, le cas échéant, des pertes de conscience à la vue, notamment, de certains types de stimulations lumineuses fortes : succession rapide d’images ou répétition de figures géométriques simples, d’éclairs ou d’explosions. Ces personnes s’exposent à des crises lorsqu’elles jouent à certains jeux vidéo comportant de telles stimulations, alors même qu’elles n’ont pas d’antécédent médical ou n’ont jamais été sujettes elles-mêmes à des crises d’épilepsie. Si vous même ou un membre de votre famille avez présenté des symptômes liés à l’épilepsie (crise ou perte de conscience) en présence de stimulations lumineuses, consultez votre médecin avant toute utilisation. Les parents se doivent également d’être particulièrement attentifs à leurs enfants lorsqu’ils jouent avec des jeux vidéo. Si vous-même ou votre enfant présentez un des symptômes suivants : vertige, trouble de la vision, contraction des yeux ou des muscles, trouble de l’orientation, mouvement involontaire ou convulsion, perte momentanée de conscience, il faut cesser immédiatement de jouer et consulter un médecin.
    [Show full text]
  • Playing with People's Lives 1 Playing with People's Lives How City-Builder Games Portray the Public and Their Role in the D
    Playing With People’s Lives 1 Playing With People’s Lives How city-builder games portray the public and their role in the decision-making process Senior Honors Thesis, City & Regional Planning Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for graduation with honors research distinction in City and Regional Planning in the Knowlton School of Architecture at the Ohio State University By William Plumley The Ohio State University May 2018 Faculty Research Mentor: Professor Tijs van Maasakkers, City and Regional Planning Playing With People’s Lives 2 Abstract – City-builder computer games are an integral part of the city planning profession. Educators structure lessons around playtime to introduce planning concepts, professionals use the games as tools of visualization and public outreach, and the software of planners and decision-makers often takes inspiration from the genre. For the public, city-builders are a source of insight into what planners do, and the digital city’s residents show players what role they play in the urban decision-making process. However, criticisms persist through decades of literature from professionals and educators alike but are rarely explored in depth. Published research also ignores the genre’s diverse offerings in favor of focusing on the bestseller of the moment. This project explores how the public is presented in city-builder games, as individuals and as groups, the role the city plays in their lives, and their ability to express their opinions and participate in the process of planning and governance. To more-broadly evaluate the genre as it exists today, two industry-leading titles receiving the greatest attention by planners, SimCity and Cities: Skylines, were matched up with two less-conventional games with their own unique takes on the genre, Tropico 5 and Urban Empire.
    [Show full text]
  • Gratis. Kalo Jauh Kena Ongkos Kirim Rp
    GROSIR GAMES Rp.5rb per disk/kaset/dvd bisa di kirim ke tempat / Cash on delivery ( COD ) gratis. kalo jauh kena ongkos kirim Rp.5rb :) Contact Person : - 0896 5606 5690 ================================================================= --> Update Games 2014 s/d Juni 2014 : Murdered Souls Suspect 3dvd State of Decay Lifeline 1dvd Wolf Among Us episode 4 1dvd Watch Dogs 4dvd Killer Is Dead 4dvd Wolfenstein New Order 10dvd Van Helsing 2 6dvd Tropico 5 1dvd Hegemony of Rome Rise of Caesar 1dvd Transistor 1dvd Dinasty Warrior 8 4dvd Dread Out full version 1dvd Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 3 1dvd Outlast Whistleblower 2dvd Bound By Flame 2dvd Amazing Spiderman 2 3dvd Daylight 1dvd Dark Souls 2 3dvd Child of Light 1dvd Trial Fusion 2dvd Warlock 2 1dvd Strike Suit Zero 2dvd Wargame Red Dragon 4dvd Agarest Generations of War Zero 2dvd Lego Hobbit 2dvd Halo Spartan Assault 1dvd Age Of Wonders III 1dvd Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate 1dvd Wolf Among Us episode 3 1dvd Simcity Digital Deluxe 2014 1dvd Bioshock Infinite DLC Burial at Sea episode 2 6dvd Castlevania Mirror of Fate 1dvd Total War Rome 2 Hannibal at the Gate 3dvd MXGP 1dvd Cabelas Big Game Pro Hunter 1dvd Castlevania 2 Lord of Shadow DLC Revelations 2dvd Ether One 1dvd Breach And Clear 1dvd IHF Handball Challenge 1dvd Betrayer 1dvd Devil May Cry 2013 Complete Edition 3dvd ARMA III Full Campaign 3dvd Ninja Gaiden Yaiba 2dvd Deus Ex The Fall 1dvd Typing of Dead Overkill 2dvd Walking Dead 2 episode 1-2 1dvd Southpark Stick of Truth 1dvd Resident Evil 4HD 3dvd Thief 4dvd Castlevania Lord
    [Show full text]
  • Gamesretail.Biz, Your Weekly Look at the Key Analysis, News and Data Sources for the Retail Sector, Brought to You by Gamesindustry.Biz and Eurogamer.Net
    Brought to you by Every week: The UK games market in less than ten minutes Issue 8: 28th July - 3rd August WELCOME ...to GamesRetail.biz, your weekly look at the key analysis, news and data sources for the retail sector, brought to you by GamesIndustry.biz and Eurogamer.net. THIS WEEK ... we look at how the top publishers have lined up against each other in terms of the traffic they've generated on Eurogamer.net - and how they've done it. Plus, we hear from Ubisoft creative director Michael de Plater, and round up all the week's sales data, need-to-know information, key online prices, jobs and release dates - plus what Eurogamer readers are most looking forward to. Top 3 Publisher Traffic in 2009 ANALYSIS: PUBLISHER SHARE IN 2009 24% A F 22% In this week's analysis we're looking at B G 20% publisher share of traffic to Eurogamer.net and 18% identifying the key drivers. In the first graph is 16% D a comparison over time of the top 3 performers 14% - EA, Activision Blizzard and Capcom. C 12% Point A reflects Capcom's highest traffic 10% E percentage of 2009 to date with a retrospective 8% on the Street Fighter franchise and the review of Percentage of Total Hits on Eurogamer.net 6% Street Fighter IV. Both articles combined in the 4% middle of February, which goes to show the 2% impact a release outside of the normal busy 0% periods can have on generating buzz. Point B Jul Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jan '09 is the Resident Evil IV review, underlining that Capcom Activision Electronic Arts idea further, while Point C demonstrates the interest around Flock! Publisher Share of Eurogamer.net traffic in 2009 12% Points D and E in early May refer to a retrospective on EA's Black and a review of 11% Activision's X-Men Origins: Wolverine 10% respectively, while Point F combines a number 9% of high-ranking articles for EA, including a 8% retrospective on Burnout Paradise and a news 7% story in which Criterion claims that nobody 6% has yet "maxed out" the next-gen consoles.
    [Show full text]
  • O CASO DE TROPICO 3 the PERCEPTION of SPACE in URBAN MANAGEMENT ELECTRONIC GAMES: the CASE of TROPICO 3 Debora Susan Silveira1 Marcos Alberto Torres2
    R. Ra’e Ga DOI: 10.5380/raega Curitiba, v.46, N. 2, p. 29 - 39 , Jun/2019 eISSN: 2177-2738 A PERCEPÇÃO DO ESPAÇO EM JOGOS ELETRÔNICOS DE GERENCIAMENTO URBANO: O CASO DE TROPICO 3 THE PERCEPTION OF SPACE IN URBAN MANAGEMENT ELECTRONIC GAMES: THE CASE OF TROPICO 3 Debora Susan Silveira1 Marcos Alberto Torres2 RESUMO A ascensão dos jogos eletrônicos na sociedade implica na crescente relevância do tema em estudos, considerando-o um produto cultural, já que os espaços virtuais em que se consolidam são representações criadas a partir do espaço real que os desenvolvedores observam. O jogo é, portanto, uma produção virtual que evoca alguns elementos da realidade com o objetivo de entreter seu público, que é crescente a cada ano. Nesse sentido, busca-se notar a influência do espaço real no espaço virtual através da percepção do espaço daqueles que jogam ou já jogaram Tropico 3, um jogo que simula a gestão de ilhas caribenhas pouco desenvolvidas no contexto da Guerra Fria e traz elementos econômicos, políticos e sociais de maneira cômica. Para a Geografia, tratar de jogos é um tema novo e pouco desenvolvido no Brasil, mas as literaturas inglesa, norte-americana e francesa, principalmente, já contemplam o tema há alguns anos. Pretende-se aqui iniciar a discussão dos jogos como objetos de pesquisa, levando em consideração o espaço virtual que é formado dentro do jogo e buscando relações entre o espaço interior ao jogo e o “espaço real”, que o jogo representa em alguns aspectos. Nesse sentido, foram feitas entrevistas com cinco jogadores para estabelecer qual a percepção destes acerca do espaço virtual que o jogo propõe.
    [Show full text]
  • Gampell & Gaillard: Video Games: Tools for DRR 283 International
    Gampell & Gaillard: Video Games: Tools for DRR International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters August 2016, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 283-316. Stop Disasters 2.0: Video Games as Tools for Disaster Risk Reduction Anthony Viennaminovich Gampell and JC Gaillard School of Environment The University of Auckland Email: [email protected] Increasingly, international organisations (e.g. UNESCO, UNISDR), governments (e.g. Canada), and non-government organisations (NGOs) (e.g. Save the Children, Christian Aid) and researchers use video games to raise disaster and disaster risk reduction (DRR) awareness. Yet, there is a paucity of studies on these games in the disaster literature. This article presents a typology specifically designed to deconstruct both disaster awareness building and mainstream disaster orientated video games, identifying how games like Stop Disasters, Disaster Watch, Inside Haiti, Earthquake Response, Fallout and SimCity instil disaster awareness, portray hazards, vulnerabilities, capacities, disasters and DRR. The article also touches upon ideas of game content, player motivation, skill building and social interaction in the context of disaster themed video games. The findings suggest video games have the potential to be positive tools to reinforce messages surrounding DRR, though further research is necessary. This article sets an agenda for future research. Keywords: Disaster risk reduction (DRR), video games, the popular culture of disasters Introduction Since time immemorial, disasters have been a subject of interest for human society (Quarantelli and Davis 2011). The depiction of disasters in movies, novels, music videos, the media and video games, to name a few, has seen the evolution of disasters to capture important cultural dimensions and perceptions (Quarantelli and Davis 2011; Wachtendorf 1999; Webb 1998; Webb 2007).
    [Show full text]
  • Spjaldtölvur Í Norðlingaskóla Smáforrit Í Nóvember 2012 – Upplýsingar Um Forritin Skúlína Hlíf Kjartansdóttir – 31.8.2014
    Spjaldtölvur í Norðlingaskóla Smáforrit í nóvember 2012 – upplýsingar um forritin Skúlína Hlíf Kjartansdóttir – 31.8.2014 Lýsingar eru úr iTunes Preview eða af vefsíðum fyrirtækja framleiðnda forritanna. ! Not found on itunes http://ruckygames.com/ 30/30 – Productivity By Binary Hammer https://itunes.apple.com/is/app/30-30/id505863977?mt=8 You have never experienced a task manager like this! Simple. Attractive. Useful. 30/30 helps you get stuff done! 3D Brain – Education / 1 Cold Spring Harbor Lab http://www.g2conline.org/ https://itunes.apple.com/is/app/3d-brain/id331399332?mt=8 Use your touch screen to rotate and zoom around 29 interactive structures. Discover how each brain region functions, what happens when it is injured, and how it is involved in mental illness. Each detailed structure comes with information on functions, disorders, brain damage, case studies, and links to modern research. 3DGlobe2X – Education By Sreeprakash Neelakantan http://schogini.com/ View More by This Developer https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/3d-globe-2x/id430309485?mt=8 2 An amazing way to twirl the world! This 3D globe can be rotated with a swipe of your finger. Spin it to the right or left, and if you want it closer zoom in, or else zoom out. Watch the world revolve at your fingertips! An interesting feature of this 3D globe is that you can type in the name of a place in the given space and it is shown on the 3D globe by affixing a flag to show you the exact location. Also, when you click on the flag, you will get the details about the place on your screen.
    [Show full text]
  • 2019 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry
    2019 ESSENTIAL FACTS About the Computer and Video Game Industry Foreword Table of Contents 2018 was a record-breaking year for our industry, with total video game sales exceeding $43.4 billion. Over 164 million adults in the United States play video games, and three-quarters of all Americans have at least one gamer in their Foreword 3 household. It’s now more important than ever to understand who America’s video At-A-Glance 5 game players really are and what’s driving them. Average Gamer 6 That’s why I’m thrilled to share the 2019 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry. For the first time, we at the Entertainment Software Social & Lifestyle 9 Association have taken a comprehensive look at the individual Americans who enjoy video games and their lifestyles in order to better understand their profiles Parents of Gamers 10 and interests. Households with Children 13 The resulting data speaks for itself. Video game players represent a diverse cross- Who Plays 15 section of the American population spanning every age, gender, and ethnicity. They live healthy lives, are civically engaged, and are socially active. More than Purchasing 20 three-quarters report that video games provide them with mental stimulation (79%) as well as relaxation and stress relief (78%). The role of video games in the ESA Partners 22 American family is also changing: nearly three-quarters (74%) of parents believe video games can be educational for their children, and more than half (57%) enjoy ESA Members 23 playing games with their child at least weekly.
    [Show full text]
  • Manual Dungeons US Neues Mass.Indd
    Important Health Warning About Playing Video Games Photosensitive Seizures A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including fl ashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these “photosensitive epileptic seizures” while watching video games. These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects. Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms. Parents should watch for or ask their children about the above symptoms— children and teenagers are more likely than adults to experience these seizures. The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by taking the following precautions: Sit farther from the screen; use a smaller screen; play in a well-lit room; and do not play when you are drowsy or fatigued. If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy, consult a doctor before playing. ESRB Game Ratings The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) ratings are designed to provide consumers, especially parents, with concise, impartial guidance about the age- appropriateness and content of computer and video games. This information can help consumers make informed purchase decisions about which games they deem suitable for their children and families.
    [Show full text]