Technology Use Progression

  • The Sims

    The Sims
    The Sims was the game that brought social simulation to the mainstream. It was made by Will Wright from Maxis. It expanded the genres that video games would be made in.
  • MySpace

    MySpace
    This was the first mainstream social networking website. It impacted the way we think about interactions online.
  • YouTube

    YouTube
    The first video sharing platform. It completely reshaped the internet, being the second most visited website, after Google Search.
  • Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000

    Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000
    The first ever 1 Terabyte hard disk drive. It was released by Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. This gave way to more powerful and capable computers.
  • Minecraft

    Minecraft
    It's the first survival sandbox game, allowing the player to do truly whatever they wanted. It was first developed by Marcus "Notch" Peterson. It is the best selling game in history, drastically shaping how games are interacted with.