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First computer game
The first computer game was invented by William Higanbotham. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
MIT
Students at MIT create "mouse in a maze" on MIT's TX-0 computer. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Steve Russell
Steve Russell creates "Spacewar" at MIT, over the years the game has spread over the countries. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Stage
Some Months after the Cuban missile crisis, the US defense department completed a computer war game known as "Stage". The game shows the United States defeating the Soviet Union in a thermonuclear war. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Football
The first football game was created the day after Dartmouth defeated Princeton 28-14, to win the ivy league championship. A Dartmouth then created the first football game earlier that year.http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Brown Box
Ralph Baer makes his "Brown Box" video game prototype that lets people play tennis and other games. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Pong
Nolan Bushnell an Al Alcorn (creators of Atari) create another arcade legend. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Atari Goes home
Atari created a home version of pong. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Zork
Don Woods created the video game "Zork". http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Space invaders
Taito's space invaders descended on Japan. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Pac Man
Pac Man was created for Atari. ( Two years later Ms. Pac Man striked a blow for gender equality and became best selling arcade game of all time). http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Donkey Kong
Video game fans go Ape over "Donkey Kong". http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Disney's Tron
Disney creates a game called "Tron" featuring the movie. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Tetris
Russian mathematician Alexey Pajitnov created Tetris, an addictive simple puzzle game.http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Educational Software
Educational software market leaps with the introduction of the company's learning " Reading Rabbit ". http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Madden
Madden Football introduces gridi-ron realism to computer games. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Gameboy
Nintendo's handheld game boy popularizes. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
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Violence
US senate has a hearing on video game violence such as "mortal combat" http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Warcraft
Blizzard released warcraft, it was a game of Orcs and Humans that introduced people to the legendary world of Azeroth. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Play Station
Sony productions released the "play station" in the United States. Sold it for $100 less than Sega Saturn, it weakened Sega's home counsel business. The playstation became the dominant home console in 2000. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Lara Croft debut
Debut on the adventure video game "Tomb Raider" because she was an example of "Sexism" in video Games. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Everquest
Everquest was created and it led to thousands of users to join guilds, fight monsters, and level up in multiplayer. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Sims
Will Wrights Sims game was created, it models real life. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Microsoft
Microsoft hits the air with Xbox and hit games like Halo etc. Four years later X box 360 gains millions of fans with its advanced graphic designs and online play. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
U.S Army
The U.S army releases Americas army video game to help recruit and communicate with a new generation of electronic gamers. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Nintendo
New handheld game on the market, The Nintendo DS. It is an easy to use, portable, gaming system with 2 processors, two screens, multiplayer and it had a stylus for the touchscreen. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Xbox
Xbox 360 came out booming with new advances and titles to play. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Wii
Nintendo gets people up and moving off the couch with innovative, motion sensitive remotes. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
RockBand
Rockband was created, included a Guitar, microphone,bass or drums. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Social games
Social games were coming out like FarmVille then mobile games like angrybirds shook up the gaming industry. People who thought they'd never play found themselves playing on like Facebook and I phone. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Minecraft
The Swedish developer Markus Persson invented the indie game Minecraft, an addictive block building game. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Skylanders
Skylanders was created, it was the first argumented reality hit by letting players place plastic figures on a portal o power to zap characters into the game. Two years later Disney joins the rank of toy made video games. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Video game stories
Stories come out like (Gone Home, The Last of us, and papers) on video games.They confronted players with tough emotional stories in complex words. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
"Free to Play"
"Free to play" becomes a dominant business model, like Cross fire, Clash of Clans, and world of tanks. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
Pokemon Go
Pokemon go comes out, players hunt for virtual creatures. http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline
