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  2. List of commercial failures in video games - Wikipedia

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    As a hit-driven business, the great majority of the video game industry's software releases have been commercial disappointments.In the early 21st century, industry commentators made these general estimates: 10% of published games generated 90% of revenue; [1] that around 3% of PC games and 15% of console games have global sales of more than 100,000 units per year, with even this level ...

  3. Streaming media - Wikipedia

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    Streaming media refers to multimedia delivered through a network for playback using a media player.Media is transferred in a stream of packets from a server to a client and is rendered in real-time; [1] this contrasts with file downloading, a process in which the end-user obtains an entire media file before consuming the content.

  4. Comparison of analog and digital recording - Wikipedia

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    The assertion is that the "analog sound" is more a product of analog format inaccuracies than anything else. One of the first and largest supporters of digital audio was the classical conductor Herbert von Karajan , who said that digital recording was "definitely superior to any other form of recording we know".

  5. Absolute threshold of hearing - Wikipedia

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    The absolute threshold of hearing (ATH), also known as the absolute hearing threshold or auditory threshold, is the minimum sound level of a pure tone that an average human ear with normal hearing can hear with no other sound present. The absolute threshold relates to the sound that can just be heard by the organism.

  6. Glossary of video game terms - Wikipedia

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    Game music which changes and reacts to the actions of the player and state of the game in an attempt to better reflect the game atmosphere. [10] adaptive AI A form of artificial intelligence which takes data based on how the player performs and uses it to learn to better counter the player. [citation needed] add-on See downloadable content. adds

  7. List of Mega Man characters - Wikipedia

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    Inafune has expressed disdain for this design, stating in a 2003 interview that if an artist approached him with similar work, he would reject it and demand better. [12] With the production of Mega Man 2 , Inafune decided to redraw Wily's design completely, aiming to tie into the common perception of a mad scientist.

  8. Ayrton Senna - Wikipedia

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    In July 2013, Honda released an audio-visual tribute titled "Sound of Honda – Ayrton Senna 1989". Using the telemetry and sound of Senna's Honda-powered McLaren MP4/5, Honda recreated Senna's record-setting lap at the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix by positioning speakers and lights along the Suzuka Circuit. The lights traced Senna's real-life path ...

  9. Day-night average sound level - Wikipedia

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    The day-night average sound level (Ldn or DNL) is the average noise level over a 24-hour period. The noise level measurements between the hours of 22:00 and 07:00 are artificially increased by 10 dB before averaging. This noise is weighted to take into account the decrease in community background noise of 10 dB during this period.