Q:Information: - DX-Ball (stylized as DX BLL, sometimes also written as DXBALL) is a freeware computer game for the PC first released in 1996 by Michael P. Welch and Seumas McNally. The game, originally based on an earlier series of Amiga games known as MegaBall, is patterned after classic ball-and-paddle arcade games such as "Breakout" and "Arkanoid". A level editor was also made available as well. - Seumas McNally (February 10, 1979 March 21, 2000), was a computer game programmer, the founder, president and lead programmer of independent game development company, Longbow Digital Arts. Being credited for graphic design in the cult classic computer game "DX-Ball", he was the founder of its sequel, "DX-Ball 2", and the 2000 Independent Games Festival Grand Prize winner, "Tread Marks". McNally died of Hodgkin's lymphoma shortly after winning the Grand Prize, which was subsequently named in his honor. His family members included Jim McNally (father), Philippe McNally (brother), and Wendy McNally (mother). - DX-Ball2 is a brick buster game for Microsoft Windows, developed by Longbow Games. As a follow up to "DX-Ball" by Michael P. Welch, the sequel is foremost remarked by the introduction of its 16-bit high-colour engine, presenting textured bricks and background graphics in vivid colours. The game also features two new Power-Ups, an easy to play "Kid-Mode", and a hotseat multiplayer mode, alongside an original soundtrack by SideWinder. "DX-Ball2" also introduces the feature of board-set selection, allowing the player to select between different sets of boards to play. The free demo thereby comes packed with a total of 24 boards divided into 6 board-sets of 4 boards search. Additional board packs can then be installed for more boards, whereas "BoardPack1" will expand the demo board-sets to 25 boards each, for a total of 150 boards. While a total of five board packs were released for the game, "DX-Ball2" was eventually succeeded by "RivalBall" in 2001. - Video game development is the process of creating a video game. Development is undertaken by a game developer, which may range from one person to a large business. Traditional commercial PC and console games are normally funded by a publisher and take several years to develop. Indie games can take less time and can be produced cheaply by individuals and small developers. The indie game industry has seen a rise in recent years with the growth of new online distribution systems and the mobile game market. - Tread Marks is a 3D , third - person perspective , multiplayer - focused tank combat and racing computer game developed by Longbow Digital Arts . The game won the 2000 Independent Games Festival grand prize , later renamed to the Seumas McNally award in honor of the game 's lead programmer who died on 21 March 2000 , after receiving the award . Tread Marks has three gameplay modes : Race mode , in which tanks must race around an off - road course while attempting to stop other tanks from completing the course . Common techniques include using the in - game weapons to attack opponents and using physical tank contact to temporarily ' push ' opponents off the course . Battle mode ( deathmatch , or DM ) , in which the tank or team with the most frags win as soon as the global frag or time limit is reached . Capture the Flag mode ( CTF ) in which there are two or more teams of tanks that compete by trying to capture one of the other team 's flags . The race and battle modes can be played in either team or single - player mode . - The Independent Games Festival (IGF) is an annual festival at the Game Developers Conference, the largest annual gathering of the indie video game industry. It was founded in 1998 to assist and inspire innovation in video game development and to recognize the best independent video game developers. IGF was founded to create for the independent game community the same benefit the Sundance Film Festival has brought to the independent film community, and is produced by the CMP Game Group, producers of the Game Developers Conference, Game Developer magazine, and Gamasutra.com. What is the relationship between 'tread marks' and 'microsoft windows'?
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