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Cathode ray tube
It records and controls the quality of an electronic signal.
The strength of the electronic signals produced by the amusement device can be controlled by control knobs which influences the trajectory of the CRT's light beam. -
The first Computer Game
Called EDSAC, at Cambridge University. Had a library of short programs called subroutines stored on punched paper tapes. Technology: vacuum tubes Memory: 1K words, 17 bits, mercury delay line Speed: 714 operations per second -
SEGA
In 1951, SEGA distributed coin-operated amusement-type games such as jukeboxes and slot machines. -
Willy Higinbotham
the first "video game" at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York. His game, a table tennis-like game, was played on an oscilloscope. -
Steve Russell
student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), creates Spacewar, the first interactive computer game. It runs on a Digital PDP-1 mainframe computer, and the graphics are made up of ASCII text characters. -
Ralph Baer
an engineer at Sanders Associates, receives support from his company (a military electronics consulting firm in NH) to explore his idea of creating interactive games using a television. -
Baer and team
are successful in creating two interactive TV games—a chase game and a tennis game. They are also able to manipulate a toy gun so that it detects spots of light on the TV screen. -
Magnavox
licenses Baer's TV game from Sanders Associates -
Magnavox Odyssey
World's first game console -
Pong
Pong was based on table tennis, and named after the sound generated when the ball is hit. -
Gran Track 10
The player raced against the game clock, accumulating as many points as possible. -
Maze Wars
Players wander around a maze, moving backward or forward, turning right or left in 90-degree increments, and peeking through doorways. -
Magnavox Odyssey
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Coleco Telstar
Originally a Pong clone based on General Instrument's AY-3-8500 chip. -
Fairchild Channel F
The world's second cartridge-based video game console, after the Magnavox Odyssey -
Atari 2600
Video game console credited with popularizing the use of a microprocessor and cartridges containing games. -
Chuck E Cheese’s
First type of family entertainment centers aimed at young children -
Space Invaders
Created in Japan, and was later licensed by the Midway in the US. -
Intellivision
Test marketed in California, with four games available, and nationwide in 1980 with a price tag of $299 and a pack-in game: Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack. -
Asteroids
Most popular and influential games selling 70,000 by Atari -
Pac Man
by Namco is considered among the most famous arcade games of all time. -
Donkey Kong
Players moved the main character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles who must rescue a damsel in distress, Lady, from a giant ape named Donkey Kong. -
Frogger
Player directs frogs to their homes by crossing a busy road and navigate a river full of hazards. Skillful players obtain bonuses. -
Galaga
Fixed shooter game by Namco in Japan and Midway in US
