Cómo han cambiado los juegos
Explora los juegos de mesa, las máquinas de arcade y los mundos digitales. Descubre nuevas formas de jugar e ideas que se han mantenido iguales.
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1. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué juego tiene este objetivo?
On a wooden board or a phone screen, the goal is to put the other player's king under attack with no way to save it.
- Checkers
- Chess
- Backgammon
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- Chess
Esta posición se llama “checkmate.” No se captura al rey; la partida termina cuando no se puede salvar.
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2. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué deja de ser necesario gracias al juego en línea?
Friends once met around a table to play together. Now they can join the same online game from different cities.
- Being in the same place
- Following the game's rules
- Making decisions during play
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- Being in the same place
El juego en línea puede conectar a amigos separados por grandes distancias, aunque quizá todavía necesiten encontrar un horario que les convenga a todos.
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3. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué se ha mantenido igual en estas dos versiones?
At a checkers table, one player moves, then the other. Most checkers apps follow the same pattern.
- Players move their pieces at the same time.
- Players roll dice before moving.
- Players take turns.
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- Players take turns.
Un juego puede ser digital y aun así jugarse por turnos. Jugar en una pantalla no siempre implica acción rápida y continua.
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4. Elige la respuesta correcta.
What did the coin usually pay for?
In many early arcades, players put a coin into a game machine before starting a new game.
- Ownership of the machine
- One chance to play
- Unlimited games in the future
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- One chance to play
Arcade players often paid for each attempt. When the game ended, players usually had to put in another coin to play again.
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5. Completa el espacio en blanco.
In a long digital adventure, saving keeps your progress. When you return, you can continue ___.
- where you left off
- only from the beginning
- with all your progress lost
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In a long digital adventure, saving keeps your progress. When you return, you can continue where you left off.
Saving makes it possible to enjoy a long game across several shorter sessions.
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6. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Cómo controla el jugador este juego?
Some digital sports games use sensors to follow a player's arm and leg movements.
- Only by typing commands
- Only by moving a mouse
- By moving their body
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- By moving their body
El juego digital puede implicar actividad física. En los juegos basados en el movimiento, los jugadores también necesitan suficiente espacio para moverse de forma segura.
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7. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Cuál es el objetivo principal de este juego?
Players build towns and explore a digital world. There is no final enemy to defeat and no fixed score needed to win.
- Defeating one final enemy
- Creating and exploring
- Reaching a set winning score
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- Creating and exploring
Algunos juegos permiten que los jugadores establezcan sus propias metas. Construir algo interesante puede importar más que ganar.
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8. Elige la respuesta correcta.
What do the dice and the software have in common?
A board game may use dice to produce an uncertain result. Its digital version can use software to produce a random result.
- They can make the next result hard to predict.
- They remove the need for any skill.
- They always give every player the same result.
Think about why a player cannot know the result in advance.
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- They can make the next result hard to predict.
Chance can add surprises to both physical and digital games. It can exist alongside skill and careful planning.
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9. Completa el espacio en blanco.
After releasing a digital game, its creator finds a software error. The creator can fix the software by sending players an ___.
- error report
- advertisement
- update
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After releasing a digital game, its creator finds a software error. The creator can fix the software by sending players an update.
Updates can fix problems as well as add content. A digital game may change after players first receive it.
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10. Elige la respuesta correcta.
What makes these games cooperative?
In some board games and online games, players succeed or fail as a group.
- Each player tries to defeat their teammates.
- The players work toward a shared goal.
- Only one person can take part.
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- The players work toward a shared goal.
Cooperative games turn other players into partners rather than opponents. This idea works around a table and online.
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11. Elige la respuesta correcta.
What kind of help does the app offer?
A puzzle app points out the step where you made a mistake, but it does not show the full solution.
- Feedback that shows where you went wrong
- The complete answer before another attempt
- An automatic solution to every puzzle
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- Feedback that shows where you went wrong
Quick feedback can guide your next attempt while leaving the challenge for you to solve.
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12. Elige la respuesta correcta.
What is the main purpose of these features?
A player finds small text difficult to read. A digital game offers larger text and menus that can be read aloud.
- To make opponents more difficult to beat
- To add more rules for everyone to learn
- To help more people play the game
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- To help more people play the game
Accessible design removes barriers to playing. It can change how information is presented without changing the game's goal.
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13. Elige la respuesta correcta.
What does “free to play” mean here?
A game is free to play: it costs nothing to download or start playing. Players can buy extra character costumes, but these purchases are optional.
- Every item in the game is free.
- Starting is free, but some extras cost money.
- Payment is required before installing the game.
Separate the cost of starting from the cost of extra items.
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- Starting is free, but some extras cost money.
Some free-to-play games earn money through optional purchases. A free download does not promise that everything inside is free.
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14. Elige la respuesta correcta.
What happens if the company that made them shuts down?
A deck of cards still works if the company that made it shuts down. A digital game, however, may need the company's online service to work.
- The cards remain usable; the digital game may stop working.
- Both will work without the online service.
- Neither can be used without the online service.
Which one needs something beyond the materials or files the player owns?
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- The cards remain usable; the digital game may stop working.
For some digital games, owning a copy is not enough. Keeping them playable also depends on a working online service.
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15. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué muestra esto sobre los juegos físicos?
In some modern board games, players add permanent stickers after important events. The stickers stay on the board and affect later sessions.
- They always return to the same starting state.
- They need digital software to remember past play.
- They can carry changes from one session to the next.
Piensa en lo que seguirá en el tablero durante la próxima sesión.
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- They can carry changes from one session to the next.
Los cambios duraderos no son una característica exclusiva de lo digital. Los componentes físicos también pueden registrar la historia compartida de un grupo.