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The first video game was invented
Pong was created -
Computer chess was invented
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Apple introduces the Apple II, the first successful personal computer
Apple Computer, now Apple Inc., introduces the Apple II. It and its offspring, the Apple IIe, become popular in schools as students begin to learn with computer games such as Oregon Trail and Odell Lake. -
First Third person game is unveiled
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Pacman was invented
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The first Mario game was invented
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Computer education in high school is a new educational requirement
The report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, A Nation at Risk, calls for sweeping reforms in public education and teacher training. Among their recommendations is a forward-looking call for expanding high school requirements to include the study of computer science. -
Tetris, the world wide famous puzzle game is invented.
Tetris, or "Тетрис" in Russian, is created by Soviet computer engineer Alexey Pajitov. He has received no credit on developing the game, because rights were owned by the Soviet government. The game has inspired other companies to create great succesful puzzle games. -
Microsoft announces the first independent version of Windows
Microsoft Windows 1.0, the first independent version of Windows, is released, setting the stage for subsequent versions that make MS-DOS obsolete. -
University of Phoenix establishes a new successful online campus
The online campus is the first to offer online bachelors and master's degrees. It becomes the "largest private university in North America." -
Tim Berners-Lee, known as the inventor of the internet, writes the first website in history
Tim Berners-Lee, a British engineer and computer scientist called by many the inventor of the internet, writes the first web client-server protocol (Hypertext Translation Protocol or http), which allows two computers to communicate. On August 6, 1991, he puts the first web site on line from a computer at the CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) -
First online school is founded.
CompuHigh is founded. It claims to be the first online high school -
The first multiplayer game was invented
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Online gaming becomes famous
Popular Science magazine recognized as the Sega Dream Cast one of the most innovative products of 1999. -
Lee Seung Seop dies from playing starcraft for over 50 consecutive hours
This impacts the whole world's concept on videogames. -
More people are playing video games
Studies show that more and more people are playing video games instead of being productive and working. -
Video games effect test scores
Recent stuies show that kids who don't play video games score better grades in school than the ones who do.
