the age of video games. spacewar! 1962 first widely available video game programmed by students at...
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Spacewar!
• 1962• First widely available video game
• Programmed by students at MIT
• Others start making and distributing games
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http://spacewar.oversigma.com
Video Games Spread!
• Computer Space 1971• World's first commercially sold coin-operated video game
• Similar to Spacewar!• Set the precedent for arcade cabinets
• Not much of a success• Nolan Bushnell
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Video Games Spread!
• Magnavox Odyssey 1972• 1st Console• Designed by Ralph Baer
• 12 different games• One being table tennis or Pong
• Failed
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Atari
• The first successful video game company
• Started with Pong arcade cabinet in 1972• Wildly popular
• Riding the success of Pong Atari creates more games
• Releases Atari 2600 in 1977
Arcade Golden Age• Explosion of games (arcade, console, computer)
• 1978
• New games and genres emerge• Space Invaders 1978• Pac Man 1980• Donkey Kong 1981
• Video games become mainstream
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Bust of ‘83
• Many companies enter the video game business to capitalize on the boom
• Many, many games• not enough room or demand• confused public
• Many bad games• Bad investments
• Atari and other companies take hits• profitability of video games doubted
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Console Explosion• NES releases in 1986
• Good games• Revitalizes public
• Sega Genesis releases in 1989• $100 million marketing campaign
• Many consoles follow
• PC games recover and continue
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Video Game Violence1992-1994
• Violence in video games receives attention
• Popular games during this time• Mortal Kombat ‘92• Doom ‘93
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Entertainment Ratings Software Board (ERSB) is established in response to growing concern
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Arcade Death and Rebirth
• Death• Many consoles• High quality of console games
• Rebirth• Dance Dance Revolution 1998• “Experience” games