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The early days of video games
The Early Days
The Early Days video games, got started in the research labs of scientists.
In 1952, for instance, British professor A.S. Douglas created OXO, also known as noughts and crosses or a tic-tac-toe, as part of his doctoral dissertation at the University of Cambridge.In 1958, William Higinbotham created Tennis for Two on a large analog computer and connected oscilloscope screen for the annual visitor’s day at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York. -
Dawn of the Home Console
Dawn of the Home Console
In 1967, developers at Sanders Associates, Inc., led by Ralph Baer, invented a prototype multiplayer, multi-program video game system that could be played on a television. It was known as “The Brown Box.”
Baer, who’s sometimes referred to as Father of Video Games, licensed his device to Magnavox, which sold the system to consumers as the Odyssey, the first video game home console, in 1972. -
The first person to creat the video game cartridge
Jerry Lawson
You can download video games to your console, or get them on a game card or disc today, but in the 1970s, there was only one game per game system until game cartridges were invented. The leadership of electronic engineer and “Father of Modern Gaming” Jerry Lawson made that happen. -
The Video Game Crash
The Video Game Crash
Home video game revenue peaked at around $3.2 billion in 1983, then fell to around $100 million by 1985 (a drop of almost 97 percent). The crash abruptly ended what is retrospectively considered the second generation of console video gaming in North America. -
The Rise of 3D Gaming
The Rise of 3D Gaming
With a leap in computer technology video games could become more detailed.In 1995, Sega released in North America its Saturn system, the first 32-bit console that played games on CDs rather than cartridges, five months ahead of schedule. This move was to beat Sony’s first foray into video games, the Playstation, which sold for $100 less than the Saturn when it launched later that year. The following year, Nintendo released its cartridge-based 64-bit system, the Nintendo 64. -
Modern Age of Gaming.
Modern Age of Gaming
In 2005 and 2006, Microsoft’s Xbox 360,Sony’s Playstation 3, and Nintendo’s Wii kicked off the modern age of high-definition gaming.The Playstation 3 the only system at the time to play Blu-rays was successful in its own right, Sony, for the first time.The Xbox 360, which had similar graphics capabilities to the Playstation 3, was lauded for its online gaming ecosystem and won far more Game Critics Awards than the other platforms in 2007.