History of Video Game Design

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  • Beginnings

    Beginnings
    Tennis for Two was created and played by scientists.

  • Generation 1

    Generation 1
    Arcade games were released for consumers to play.

  • Spacewar Released

    Spacewar Released
    Spacewar is one of the earliest digital computer video games. It is a two-player game, with each player taking control of a starship and attempting to destroy the other.

  • Generation 2

    Generation 2
    Video games began to be more popular in the consumer's home.The Odyssey, Intellivision, and Coleco Vision were very popular at this time,

  • Pac-Man

    Pac-Man
    One of the popular game consoles in Generation 2. It was created by the Japanese. It generated more than $2.5 billion in the 1990's.

  • Generation 3

    Generation 3
    This generation included more movement, graphics, and included 8-bit technology. The first game released in this generation was Nintendo.

  • Playstation

    Playstation
    The brand of Playstation was introduced. This intriduced the CD-Ram and it was released in Japan at this time, and a year later it was introduced in America, and was the first entertainment brand to sell 100 million units.

  • Nintendo Game Cube

    Nintendo Game Cube
    DVD-Ram and 3D movement was introduced in the product. Nintendo sold 21.74 million game cubes before Nintendo discontinued selling them in 2007.

  • Call of Duty

    Call of Duty
    This was the first-person shooter video game released. This game simulates warfare from World War II.

  • Xbox 360

    Xbox 360
    Xbox 360 allowed users to use Xbox live which allows them to play games online, download games, and many other online features. 84 million consoles have been sold worldwide.

  • Wii

    Wii
    The Wii introduced the Wii Remote controller, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and which detects movement in three dimensions.

  • Nintendo 3DS

    Nintendo 3DS
    It is capable of displaying stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or additional accessories.

  • Minecraft

    Minecraft
    Players can produce a 3D world and this was when the full version of Minecraft was released.

  • Playstation 4

    Playstation 4
    You can do remote play on the ps4 and there are many online features that players can utilize.

  • Madden NFL 16

    Madden NFL 16
    It was published by EA sports. It is based on the National Football League.