History of Video Games.ppt

HistoryofVideoGamesCS481/CS681Fall2007Summary1931Pinballmachine1971,mercialgameintroduced2gamemarketcrashes$10,000,000,000industrySevengenerationsofhardwareWhat’sthefuture?PinballBallyManufacturingWilliamsManufacturingMidwayGamesCreatedtheproduction,distribution,andconsumerchannelsusedbyvideogameindustryJapan(Pre-history)paniesestablishedbyforeignersTaito,(Sega+RosenEnterprises=SegaEnterprises)1966–PeriscopeImportedtotheUSandEurope,expensiveSetthe25centpriceforcoinoperatedmachinesMeanwhile,backintheUS...putergames(Prehistory)1948::(1951)TTT(1952)NimrodplayedNim(UK)BirthSpacewar,1962,MITstudentswantedto“test”thecapabilitiesoftheirnewDECPDP-1Gravity,warpWidelydistributedbyDECOthergameswerenotdistributed(mercialization1971:GalaxyGameCloneofSpacewarStanford,10centsinstudentunionRanuntil1979Bushnell,DabneycreatedcustomarcadehardwareforSpacewarclone-failure...June27,1972Bushnell/DabneyfoundAtariInc....meanwhile...GamesonTelevisionScreens(Consoles)RalphBaer1967–chasegameLightgun->shooting,paddles->tennisPrototypeplayedmultiplegamesNosound,overlays3dialsforvertical,horizontal,andspinMagnavoxboughtit,andmanagedtosell100KunitsPongAlAlcorn,Atari’sfirstgameengineer1972:ImplementedPongAtaritriedtogetBally’stomanufactureitMachinemalfunctionedduringdemobecauseitwastoofullofcoins!etBally’sandgointomanufacturing!peted70sCreativity,newgamegenres1974,TankdesignedbySteveBristow1973,Gotcha,pursuit1974,GranTrak10,Driving/Racing1976,NightDriver,1975Breakout,SPPong1976DeathRace