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The first video game
The first video game was made. William Higinbotham made the first game using pixels to simulate a virtual tennis match. This is why it was called "Tennis for Two" Scientists now understand you can play and simulate on machines as well as use them to be productive. -
Spacewar!
In 1962 a game called Spacewar released it was the first computer-based video game and it quickly spread all around the country. -
BASIC
Everyone is learning to code! The programming language BASIC was created, and with that, tons of new games are coming out. -
The first gaming console
Magnavox Odyssey was the first gaming console that wasn't a computer people would buy this and take it home to play new games which changed how the industry worked -
Games changing in style
People are now finding out what games can really do and the first "First person game" it was called maze war and it was changing how people view games -
The precursor to modern consoles
Atari releases hosting classic games that are still played today it started pushing the limits of what we thought consoles could do -
The world gets hooked on gaming
The nes comes out being marketed to children tons more people are introduced to gaming and gaming gets a foothold in the market -
Mobile
The gameboy comes out allowing people to game on the go anywhere at anytime -
The new technology era
The PlayStations comes out and with it a ton of new technology that's forwards gaming and changes the design and how the games run -
Going mainstream
Microsoft jumps in making their own console to try and make it better than the PlayStation most consoles now use CD disks to run their games and they have better graphics and are 3D -
Steam
The first PC gaming distribution platform comes out moving gamers away from consoles -
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Gaming spreads world wide
MAssive multiplayer games grow causing gaming to get even more popular than before spreading all over the world with games how having new mechanics and new types for players to explore -
eSports
people started gaming professionally called esports they started hosting huge events where people could watch teams play games for large amounts of money -
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Gaming now
Gaming has come a long way with new consoles and rapidly advancing consoles and graphics over this period Virtual reality was made and many other newer consoles and games slowly advancing from the last