Pong

Video Game and Education

By Darley
  • The first video game was invented

    The first video game was invented

    Pong was created
  • Computer chess was invented

    Computer chess was invented

  • Apple introduces the Apple II, the first successful personal computer

    Apple introduces the Apple II, the first successful personal computer

    Apple Computer, now Apple Inc., introduces the Apple II. It and its offspring, the Apple IIe, become popular in schools as students begin to learn with computer games such as Oregon Trail and Odell Lake.
  • First Third person game is unveiled

    First Third person game is unveiled

  • Pacman was invented

    Pacman was invented

  • The first Mario game was invented

    The first Mario game was invented

  • Computer education in high school is a new educational requirement

    Computer education in high school is a new educational requirement

    The report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, A Nation at Risk, calls for sweeping reforms in public education and teacher training. Among their recommendations is a forward-looking call for expanding high school requirements to include the study of computer science.
  • Tetris, the world wide famous puzzle game is invented.

    Tetris, the world wide famous puzzle game is invented.

    Tetris, or "Тетрис" in Russian, is created by Soviet computer engineer Alexey Pajitov. He has received no credit on developing the game, because rights were owned by the Soviet government. The game has inspired other companies to create great succesful puzzle games.
  • Microsoft announces the first independent version of Windows

    Microsoft announces the first independent version of Windows

    Microsoft Windows 1.0, the first independent version of Windows, is released, setting the stage for subsequent versions that make MS-DOS obsolete.
  • University of Phoenix establishes a new successful online campus

    University of Phoenix establishes a new successful online campus

    The online campus is the first to offer online bachelors and master's degrees. It becomes the "largest private university in North America."
  • Tim Berners-Lee, known as the inventor of the internet, writes the first website in history

    Tim Berners-Lee, known as the inventor of the internet, writes the first website in history

    Tim Berners-Lee, a British engineer and computer scientist called by many the inventor of the internet, writes the first web client-server protocol (Hypertext Translation Protocol or http), which allows two computers to communicate. On August 6, 1991, he puts the first web site on line from a computer at the CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • First online school is founded.

    First online school is founded.

    CompuHigh is founded. It claims to be the first online high school
  • The first multiplayer game was invented

    The first multiplayer game was invented

  • Online gaming becomes famous

    Online gaming becomes famous

    Popular Science magazine recognized as the Sega Dream Cast one of the most innovative products of 1999.
  • Lee Seung Seop dies from playing starcraft for over 50 consecutive hours

    Lee Seung Seop dies from playing starcraft for over 50 consecutive hours

    This impacts the whole world's concept on videogames.
  • More people are playing video games

    More people are playing video games

    Studies show that more and more people are playing video games instead of being productive and working.
  • Video games effect test scores

    Video games effect test scores

    Recent stuies show that kids who don't play video games score better grades in school than the ones who do.