Nerf (video gaming)

In video gaming, a nerf is a change to a game that makes something less effective or desirable. The word can be used as a verb to describe that change. The opposite of nerf is buff or revamp.

Origin and context

The term originated with Ultima Online and refers to the Nerf brand of toys which are soft and not likely to cause serious injury. It is used in the context of virtual worlds such as MMORPGs (like UO) and MUDs, but has become a part of the general vocabulary of gamer slang and can be found in various places where adjustment of power levels from one version of a game to the next is relevant.

Rationale

Among game developers, MMORPG designers are especially likely to nerf aspects of a game in order to maintain game balance. Occasionally, a new feature (such as an item, class, or skill) may be made too powerful, unfair, or too easily obtained to the extent that it unbalances the game system. This is sometimes due to an unforeseen bug or method of using or acquiring the object that was not considered by the developers. The frequency of nerfing and the scale of nerfing vary widely from game to game but almost all massively multiplayer games have engaged in nerfing at some point.

Video game

A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer monitor. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device, but it now implies any type of display device that can produce two- or three-dimensional images. Video games are sometimes believed to be a form of art, but this designation is controversial.

The electronic systems used to play video games are known as platforms; examples of these are personal computers and video game consoles. These platforms range from large mainframe computers to small handheld computing devices. Specialized video games such as arcade games, while common in the 1980s, have gradually declined in use due to the widespread availability of home video game devices (e.g., PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) and video games on desktop and laptop computers and smartphones.

The input device used for games, the game controller, varies across platforms. Common controllers include gamepads, mouses, keyboards, joysticks, the touchscreens of mobile devices and buttons. In addition to video and (in most cases) audio feedback, some games include haptic, vibration or force feedback peripherals.

2015 in video gaming

The year 2015 saw releases of numerous video games, including new installments for some well-received franchises, such as Anno, Assassin's Creed, Batman: Arkham, Battlefield, Call of Duty, Disgaea, Dirt, Fallout, Fatal Frame, Forza Motorsport, Guitar Hero, Halo, Heroes of Might and Magic, Hotline Miami, Just Cause, King's Quest, Kirby, Magicka, Mario Party, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Metal Gear, Minecraft, Mortal Kombat, Need for Speed, OlliOlli, Resident Evil, Rock Band, StarCraft, Star Wars: Battlefront, Tales, The Witcher, Tomb Raider, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Total War, Toy Soldiers, Xenoblade Chronicles, Yakuza and Yoshi. In addition, it saw the release of many new intellectual properties, including Dying Light, Evolve, Life Is Strange, Bloodborne and Splatoon, and independent video games such as Rocket League, Undertale, Ori and the Blind Forest and Her Story.

Events

Hardware releases

The list of game-related hardware released in 2015 in North America.

Nerf (disambiguation)

Nerf is a brand of toy and can also refer to the foam that these toys use.

Nerf may also refer to:

See also

.video

The domain name .video is a top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name suggests the intended use by producers, bloggers, videographers to showcase pod-casts to broadcasts, reach out and create an instant recall value.

History

The domain is generally available from May 6, 2015.

References

Video+

Video+ (or Video+ Player on Google Play) is a video player and downloader that is developed and operated by LEO Network. The developer describes it as a video "hunter" or "seeker" where to explore one’s interests and discover the neighborhood.

Description

Video+ works as a sniffer to allow users to discover video collections from nearby people. It was featured on the location-based media sharing and discovering function. Location based service (LBS) was first applied by the biggest and fastest growing Location-Based Social Network – Foursquare and became popular and widely used to Mobile app since 2009. Video+ has no registration requirements for the first login, users can share their video list under the “Share” function and discover other users’ lists under “Nearby”. In addition, users may find common-interest groups.

Supported Formats

mkv, avi, flv, rm, rmvb, asf, asx, mov, mpe, ts, vob, wmv, f4v, vp, mpeg, mpg, m4v, mp4, 3gp, 3gpp, 3g2, 3gpp2

Download Protocols

Supports BT, HTTP, HTTPS, MAGNET

Video!

"Video!" is a song by Jeff Lynne from the soundtrack to the film Electric Dreams in 1984. It is one of two songs that Lynne and keyboard player Richard Tandy provided for the film's soundtrack. The single version is 3:26 in length, while the version included in the film is longer, at 4:18.

The chorus of "Video!" is originally taken from the unreleased Electric Light Orchestra song "Beatles Forever", which was originally to have appeared on the album, Secret Messages, when it was planned to be a double album.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jeff Lynne.

Charts

References