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Which game is considered one of the first video games on a video display?
Which game is considered one of the first video games on a video display?
What event characterized the 1983 video game crash in the US?
What event characterized the 1983 video game crash in the US?
What was the first consumer video game hardware released in the early 1970s?
What was the first consumer video game hardware released in the early 1970s?
What technology advancements were made in the 1990s in video game industry?
What technology advancements were made in the 1990s in video game industry?
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What prompted Japan's video game industry to take leadership of the market after the 1983 video game crash in the US?
What prompted Japan's video game industry to take leadership of the market after the 1983 video game crash in the US?
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What was the first ROM cartridge-based home console?
What was the first ROM cartridge-based home console?
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What shift in demographics has the video game industry seen in recent years?
What shift in demographics has the video game industry seen in recent years?
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Study Notes
History of Video Games:
- Computer scientists began designing simple games and simulations on minicomputers and mainframes in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Spacewar! was developed by MIT student hobbyists in 1962 as one of the first video games on a video display.
- The first consumer video game hardware was released in the early 1970s, including the Magnavox Odyssey and the first arcade video games, Computer Space and Pong.
- By the mid-1970s, low-cost programmable microprocessors replaced the early hardware, and the first ROM cartridge-based home consoles arrived, including the Atari VCS.
- The 1983 video game crash in the US was characterized by oversaturation and lack of innovation, prompting Japan's video game industry to take leadership of the market.
- Nintendo released its Nintendo Entertainment System in the US in 1985, helping to rebound the failing video games sector.
- The 1990s saw advancements in microprocessor technology, the introduction of optical media via CD-ROMs, and real-time 3D polygonal graphic rendering.
- The late 1990s saw the incorporation of online elements in video games.
- Microsoft entered the console hardware market in the early 2000s with its Xbox line.
- The industry has seen a shift of demographics as mobile gaming on smartphones and tablets displaced handheld consoles, and casual gaming became an increasing larger sector of the market.
- Traditional revenue models were supplanted with ongoing revenue stream models such as free-to-play, freemium, and subscription-based games.
- Opportunities for more experimental and innovative independent game development grew over the 2000s and 2010s, aided by the popularity of mobile and casual gaming and the ease of digital distribution.
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Think you know the history of video games? Test your knowledge with this quiz! From the early days of minicomputers to the rise of mobile gaming, this quiz covers the major milestones in the video game industry. Impress your friends with your knowledge of Spacewar!, Pong, and the 1990s advancements in microprocessor technology. See if you can ace this quiz and become a video game history expert!
