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Chapter 1 Historical Elements how did we get here? Key Chapter - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Chapter 1 Historical Elements how did we get here? Key Chapter - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Game Development Essentials: An Introduction Third Edition Chapter 1 Historical Elements how did we get here? Key Chapter Questions What are the significant milestones in the history of electronic game development? Who are game
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Key Chapter Questions
■ What are the significant milestones in the history of electronic game development? ■ Who are game development pioneers, and how did they contribute to the industry? ■ How did the game industry evolve from coin-operated electromechanical and mainframe computer games of the 1960s to the console, personal computer, online, and mobile industries of today? ■ What factors contributed to the video game slump of the early 1980s? ■ Why did certain game companies and titles succeed during game development history—and why did some fail miserably?
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Before the Arcades
The first electronic games were played at military bases and universities.
Big Stock Photo Big Stock Photo
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The Arcade Phenomenon
Computer Space
JN
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The Arcade Phenomenon
Pong
Atari Interactive, Inc.
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The Arcade Phenomenon
Asteroids
Atari Interactive, Inc.
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The Arcade Phenomenon
Galaxian
Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
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The Arcade Phenomenon
Pac-Man
Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
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The Arcade Phenomenon
Donkey Kong
Nintendo Nintendo
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The Arcade Phenomenon
Tron
leighjevans (Photobucket)
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The Birth of Console Games
Atari VCS/2600
Atari Interactive, Inc.
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The Birth of Console Games
Mattel Intellivision
Mattel, Inc.
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The Birth of Console Games
ColecoVision
Mattel, Inc.
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The Video Game Slump & a New Golden Age
Nintendo
NES Game Boy
Nintendo Nintendo
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The Video Game Slump & a New Golden Age
Sega
Sega Master System PlayStation
Sega Sony Computer Entertainment America
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The Video Game Slump & a New Golden Age
The “Big Three” Console Wars
PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube
Sony Computer Entertainment America Nintendo Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation
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The Personal Computer Revolution
Mainframes & Text Adventures
Colossal Cave
Will Crowther
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The Personal Computer Revolution
Apple II
Apple Computer, Inc.
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The Personal Computer Revolution
Commodore 64
Commodore Computers
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Multiplayer Meets the Online Elite
PLATO
Spacewar!
Atari Interactive, Inc.
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Multiplayer Meets the Online Elite
MUDs
MUD1
- Dr. Richard Bartle
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Multiplayer Meets the Online Elite
CompuServe
AOL, Inc.
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Multiplayer Meets the Online Elite
Quantum Link
AOL, Inc.
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Multiplayer Meets the Online Elite
GEnie
IDT Corporation
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Mobile & Handheld Games
Nomadic Culture
Nintendo DS Nokia 6110 PlayStation Portable N-Gage
Nintendo Sony Computer Entertainment America David Carr (Wikipedia Commons) Nokia, Inc.
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Convergence
Industry Segments Come Together
Xbox 360 Wii PlayStation 3
Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation Sony Computer Entertainment America Nintendo
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Convergence
Industry Segments Come Together
Galaxy S2 iPad iPhone 3DS PS Vita
Samsung Apple Apple Nintendo Sony Computer Entertainment America
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