Question

read the excerpt from \how the internet and other technologies came about.\

tanks and submarines were easily simulated, since looking through goggles wasnt very much different from looking through a pair of binoculars or a periscope. since the first head-mounted display was built for the pentagon in 1968, primitive versions of virtual reality have since proliferated to video arcades around the country.

which information from the excerpt best supports the inference that certain video games resulted from issues related to national security?

there has been a marked increase in war-themed games since the military developed conflict-based simulators.
there has been a marked increase in the development of new forms of entertainment since cuts to military spending have occurred.
there has been a marked increase in virtual reality games since the military developed conflict-based simulators.
there has been a marked increase in new forms of entertainment since the militarys budget was increased.

Explanation:

Analyze the question and excerpt

The question asks which information from the excerpt best supports the inference that certain video games resulted from issues related to national security.

Let's break down the excerpt:

1. "Tanks and submarines were easily simulated..." (This refers to military conflict-based simulators).
2. "...since looking through goggles wasn't very much different from looking through a pair of binoculars or a periscope."
3. "Since the first head-mounted display was built for the Pentagon in 1968..." (The Pentagon represents national security/military development).
4. "...primitive versions of virtual reality have since proliferated to video arcades around the country." (Video arcades represent video games/entertainment).

Connect the evidence to the options

We need to connect "national security" (the Pentagon's development of simulators/head-mounted displays) to "certain video games" (virtual reality in video arcades).

Let's evaluate the given options:

• Option 1: "There has been a marked increase in war-themed games since the military developed conflict-based simulators." -> The text mentions virtual reality, not specifically "war-themed games."
• Option 2: "There has been a marked increase in the development of new forms of entertainment since cuts to military spending have occurred." -> The text does not mention cuts to military spending.
• Option 3: "There has been a marked increase in virtual reality games since the military developed conflict-based simulators." -> This directly connects the military's development (Pentagon, tanks, submarines simulation) to the proliferation of virtual reality in arcades (games).
• Option 4: "There has been a marked increase in new forms of entertainment since the military's budget was increased." -> The text does not discuss budget increases.

Therefore, using Literary Inference, we synthesize the connection between the Pentagon's simulation technology and the rise of virtual reality games in arcades. This makes the third option the correct choice.

Answer:

• There has been a marked increase in war-themed games since the military developed conflict-based simulators.
• There has been a marked increase in the development of new forms of entertainment since cuts to military spending have occurred.
• There has been a marked increase in virtual reality games since the military developed conflict-based simulators. (Correct answer)
• There has been a marked increase in new forms of entertainment since the military's budget was increased.