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Evolution of Video Games

Evolution of Video Games. By: Becky Lerminiaux. When did it come around?. The origin of video games lies in early cathode ray tube-based missile defense systems in the late 1940s. They made more with them in the 1950s

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Evolution of Video Games

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  1. Evolution of Video Games By: Becky Lerminiaux

  2. When did it come around? • The origin of video games lies in early cathode ray tube-based missile defense systems in the late 1940s. • They made more with them in the 1950s • Video gaming started becoming a part of everyday activity in the 1970s, and several large-brand consoles and games eventually became household names.

  3. Cont… • in 1949, a young engineer named Ralph Baer, was given an assignmentto build a television set. • in 1966 with the help of bob tremblay and bob Solomon they areready to demonstrate a system that allows spots to be moved aroundon a TV screen.

  4. Games • The first commercially viable video game was Computer Space in 1971 • In September 1971, the Galaxy Game was installed at a student union at Stanford University.

  5. Video Games • The Magnavox Odyssey is the first home video game console, predating the Atari PONG home consoles by three years. • The Odyssey was released in May 1972

  6. Time lines • 1958 - creation of "Ping pong" tennis on an oscilloscope screen by William Higinbotham at Brookhaven National Laboratory. • 1983 - Nintendo release their first computer, and Mario is released at the same time. • 1989 - First hand held machine from Nintendo, called "Game Boy". Tetris is produced for the Game Boy in Russia.

  7. More timelines • 2001 - Playstation 2 is released. • 2005 - In November, Microsoft releases the Xbox 360 • 2006 - In April, Nintendo releases the Wii • 2011 - In March of 2011, Nintendo releases the Nintendo DSI

  8. Videos • http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A0SO8ZkGd.5NNS0AQ0D7w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTBncGdyMzQ0BHNlYwNzZWFyY2gEdnRpZAM-?p=History+of+video+games&fr=yfp-t-701&ei=utf-8&n=21&tnr=20&y=Search

  9. Citations • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_games • http://www.adigitaldreamer.com/articles/history-of-video-games.htm • http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A0SO8ZkGd.5NNS0AQ0D7w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTBncGdyMzQ0BHNlYwNzZWFyY2gEdnRpZAM-?p=History+of+video+games&fr=yfp-t-701&ei=utf-8&n=21&tnr=20&y=Search

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