24—The Daily Collegian Thursday, Dec. 3, 1981
By KEVIN McCULLOUGH
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Jim has just finished eating dinner in his area
dining hall. He walks down the steps past the recre
ation room and feels an irresistible urge to deposit 25
cents into a machine and defend his video spaceship
in an unknown galaxy
Jim is typical of hundreds of students. He has the
fever video game fever, an ailment that can strike
people from all walks of life but which is partic
ularly infectious among college students.
"I know it is a waste of time, but it's challenging
and gives me something to do between classes," Beth
McLean (sth-division of undergraduate studies) said.
She said she spends about $5 a week in the arcades.
Another student, Kevin Kriess (2nd-mechanical
engineering), said: "Playing the games is a new
challenge, one that hasn't been encountered in the
past."
The popularity of pinball and video games has
reached an all-time high, Gene Steele, manager of
Playland, 352 E. College Ave., said.
College students are especially talented at video
games, he said, because when they were younger
they learned to play on home TV video games.
The average person can play video games, Steele
said, because there are no physical limitations as
may be encountered in more conventional entertain
ments like sports.
Video games aren't new. Pong, the first video
game, came on the market in about 1971, he said.
At first, video games were not very popular be
cause of specific time limits, he said, but with the
addition of a replay for a high score, as in pinball,
their popularity soared.
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The supergames Asteroids, Pac Man, Space
Invaders and Galaxian are the most popular
games, Steele said.
These games employ the latest in miniaturization
and computer techniques to simulate anything from
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On campus, pinball and video games can be found
in every dormitory area and are the main source of
funds for the Association of Residence Hall Students
and dormitory area governments, said ARHS Presi
dent Chris Calkins.
State Amusement Co. provides the 24 machines on
campus and receives 50 percent of the revenues. The
other half of the income is divided between ARHS,
which receives 40 percent, and dormitory area gov
ernments, which receive 60 percent, he said.
"The funds are used for Spring Weeks, coffee
houses, social events and various other student
activities in each area," Calkins said.
Besides just playing pinball or video games for fun
or something to do, many people may play for gther,
hidden reasons, a University sociologist said.
"One of the cleaereasons for the popularity of these
games is people's. desire to take control or manipu
late an environment, even if it's just fora moment,"
Richard Bord, associate professor of sociology, said.
"The average student role is one in which you don't
have a lot of control over your environment, but by
playing these games it 'provides you with the chance
to be in complete control over something for a little
while," Bord said.
In addition to competing with a machine, players
can compete with each other and playing pinball and
video games , °takes on a cultural aspect, Bord said.
A player's skill or ability to impress friends with
high scores in a difficult game represents a formal
test of ability, Bord said.
"It's really an exercise in masochism," said Bill
Eichenberger (Bth-English), "because there is no
winning, unless you consider beating your last score
or high game winning."
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collegian notes
• Colloquy will sponsor a speech by
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main lounge.
• The College of Science Student
Council will meet at 7:30 tonight in 221
Boucke. The group will discuss Winter
Term activities.
• The Student Assistance Center spon
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• Student Counselors are available every Thursday in 301 Willard. Drop in to
from the Student Assistance Center from discuss study skills, time management,
4 p.m. to midnight today in 135 Boucke. motivation and test-taking.
• Homophiles of Penn State will spon
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from 9 p.m. to midnight today at 415 E.
Foster Ave.
• Alpha Lambda Delta freshman hon-.
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8:30 this morning in 135 Boucke.
police log
• Gail L. Wasson, Rebersburg, was
driving her car north on University Drive
on Tuesday when the car slid around a
bend and hit a car driven by Rodney. J.
Confer, Bellefonte, the State College Po
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Confer's car spun around'and traveled
over the right-handsurb, knocking over
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• Carl Suffredini, 403 Locust Lane,
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