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creation of cathode ray tube amusement device
Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann filed a patent for this device and made it so that people could shoot the targets for the games with guns -
Programming a Computer for Playing Chess
Claude Shannon was discussing the process of making a chess-playing computer. Both he and Alan Turing created more chess programs that same year -
The Raytheon Company develops Grand Strategy
the Raytheon company made a computer simulation of the Cold War conflict for the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. It benefitted the arms control, but the simulation proved to be too complex for users unfamiliar with computers. So Raytheon made a more accessible version "Grand Strategy" -
Nolan Bushnell and Al Alcorn develops an arcade table tennis game "Pong"
When they tested it in Andy Capps Tavern in Sunnyvale, Cali, it ended up not working. But why did it stop working? That's because there were too many people that played it, it ended up getting jammed with quarters. That's when Pong, a once arcade legend was born. -
Pac-Man
Namco Toru Iwatani was inspired to create Pac-Man but a missing slice of pizza which went on the scale in July 1980. A version of Pac-Man came out that year which was the first arcade hit to appear on a home console. Ms. Pac-Man struck a blow for gender equality two years later, by becoming the best-selling arcade game ever. -
Sonic The Hedgehog
Sega needed an iconic hero for its Genesis system, they found that to be Sonic the Hedgehog. Gamers in the United States snatched up Sega systems so they could play the game and loved the little blue guy's speedy and edgy attitude -
Will Wright's The Sims
The Sims model real life was not the first simulation game but it became one of the best-selling computer games ever and THE most popular game for female players. -
Minecraft
The indie game age movement came with the tremendous popularity of Minecraft. This was the addictive building game from Swedish developer Markus Persson. A game that was most popular with the younger kids which can prove that is plenty harmless and safe fro children. -
Pandemic rises gaming
When the pandemic hit in 2020 the growth of video games was wild! Millions of people turned to games such as Animal Crossing and many more to play and connect with their friends and/or strangers online through their mobile phones, computers, or consoles.