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Cathode Ray Amusement Device Patented
The Cathode Ray Amusement Device is patented by Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann. This 'game' was a missile simulator, and the technology gave rise to more interactive games. Image courtesy of Kotaku.com.au -
Tennis For Two is Created
Tennis for two was a game created on an analog computer by American physicist William Higinbotham. The first 'video game' as it was one of the first to use an electronic display. Image from http://www.livbit.com/article/2008/11/08/the-worlds-first-video-game-is-tennis-for-two/ -
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First Generation of Consoles is released
The 1st Generation of Home consoles is released, beginning with the Magnavox Odyssey,the Magnavox Odyssey series, the Atari/Sears Tele-Game Pong, the Coleco Telstar, and the Nintendo Color TV Game -
'Pong' is created
'Pong,' a video game by Atari, is developed, and is one of the first arcade games to experience widespread success. Image courtesy of wikipedia.org -
'Pong' is released for home use
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2nd Generation of Consoles is released
The 2nd generation of Home Consoles is released. Consisted of Fairchild Channel F, the Atari 2600, The Magnavox Odyssey, Intellivision, Atari 5200, the Vectrex, the Emerson Arcadia 2001, the ColecoVision, and the Bally Astrocade. -
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3rd Generation of Home Consoles is released
The 3rd generation of home consoles is released. Consisted of the SG-1000, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Mark III/Master System, and the Atari 7800. -
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4th Generation of Home Consoles is released
The 4th generation of Home Consoles is released. Consists of the PC-Engine/TurboGrafx-16, the Mega Drive/Sega Genesis, the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and the Neo Geo AES -
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5th Generation of Home Consoles is released
5th Generation of Home consoles is released. Consists of the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and the Nintendo 64. The FM Towns Marty, the Pioneer LaserActive, the Amiga CD32, the Neo Geo CD, the PC-FX, and Apple Bandai Pippin were also in this generation, but sold poorly -
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6th Generation of Consoles is released
6th Generation of Consoles is released. Consists of the Sega Dreamcast, the Sony Playstation 2, the Nintendo GameCube, and the Xbox -
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7th Generation of Home Consoles is released
The 7th Generation of Home Consoles is released. Consists of the Xbox 360, the Sony Playstation 3, and the Nintendo Wii. -
Play! A Video Game Symphony begins
Play! A Video Game Symphony begins its concert series. -
Release of Nintendo 3DS marks beginning of 8th Gen Consoles
The 8th Gen. of Consoles begins with the release of the Nintendo 3DS on the 26th of Feb. 2011. It is followed by the PS Vita (22 Feb. 2012), the Wii U (18 Nov. 2012), the PS4 (15 Nov. 2013) and concluded with the release of the Xbox One (22 Nov. 2013). -
Video Games declared an Art Form
The NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) officially recognises video games as an eligible art form. -
Video Games Live starts touring
Video Games Live, a concert where video game music is performed begins touring -
Xbox One ends releases of 8th Gen. Consoles
The release of the Xbox one marks the end of 8th Generation console releases. These consoles are the most technologically advanced, featuring processors and graphics equivalent to many high-end computers, with the Wii U, Ps4, and Xbox One all vying for the top spot. Photo courtesy of http://s8.postimg.org/50t901hlx/consoles_2013_gen.png
