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Interactive Media Evolution Timeline
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First Commercial Computer
The first commercially available electronic digital computer ‘UNIVAC I’ made by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly which costed around $1 million dollars each. -
First Video Game
American physicist William Higinbotham made one of the first video games ‘Tennis For Two’ that was simulated on an oscilloscope. -
First Digital Video Game
A group of MIT students developed one of the first digital computer games ‘Spacewar!’ which directly inspired many other games. -
Computer Mouse & Hypertext
American engineer Douglas Engelbart invented the cursor/computer mouse and hypertext as a way of navigating documents. -
First Public Network
The ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) was published and was the first public packet-switched computer network which allowed users to digitally communicate with each other and served as a precursor to the world wide web. -
Pong
The famous video game ‘Pong’ published by Atari was the first commercially successful video game featuring two paddles that hit a ball across the screen to each other. This game helped establish the video game industry. -
Microsoft
Bill Gates and Paul Allen Founded the software company ‘Microsoft’ which has led to the mass production of computers and the development of the most popular OS (Microsoft Windows). -
First Multiplayer Dungeon Game
The first MUD (multi-user dungeon) game was developed the previous year and published the following pioneering online multiplayer gaming.