- Author
- Yee, K. W. | Laug, O. B.
- Title
- Effects of Home Video Games on Television Receivers.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 77-1393 (FTC), October 1977, 24 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- video | games | investigation | television receivers
- Abstract
- This report describes the results of a short investigation on the effects of home video games on television receivers for the Federal Trade Commission. The length of the Study and the funding level did not allow an indepth investigation. As a result, the number of games and number of television receivers tested is limited. As noted under "Significance of Laboratory Evaluations" only one game and one receiver were used for any particular test. Effects of interactions of the various games, receivers, and factors examined were not determined. Visual rather than optical measurements have been used. The purpose of the study was to determine if a potential problem exists in terms of video games producing objectionable permanent patterns on television receiver screens and was not intended to fully define any problem that exists or determine all possible actions that would reduce such a problem.