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First Video Game
The first video game wasn't pong, but it was a game called "Tennis for two". Players would move an analog stick to adjust the angle to hit a floating pixel to make it over the "net". Physicist William Higinbotham worked at Brookhaven National Laboratory’s instrumentation group, where he developed blueprints to release the game to the public -
First Video Game
The first video game wasn't pong, but rather a game called "Tennis for Two". Players had to adjust a knob to hit a floating pixel over a "net". Physicist William Higinbotham created blueprints to make his game and to release it to the public -
First Console
The first home console was the Magnavox Odyssey. Developed by Ralph H. Baer, it was one of the earliest consoles that was developed for people to enjoy in their home. -
3D Breakthrough
Advances in technology lead to games being in full 3D, which put them on a path of multiple and successful game releases. One of the first 3D games was called Monster Maze, a 3D horror game. Players were trapped in a maze with one hostile enemy, a T-Rex, and try to survive for as long as possible -
Sony releases Playstation, and Controller Vibration
Sony was a large business that produced consumer electronics, and later tried their hand at producing entertainment systems. Sony released the PlayStation 1, a brand new console that implemented a vibrating controller with their system. They later released their PlayStation 2, which used the same features, but had better hardware and graphics -
Half-Life Released
This may seem like an ordinary title that was released, but Half-Life made a huge impact in the video game industry. Half-Life was made by a small company that wasn't known in the community, but forged their path as a well known game studio. Half-Life introduced advanced physics, huge level design, and had multiple moving parts that no game was ever able to pull off. -
X-Box and Multiplayer
X-Box was a leading competitor with Sony's Playstation 2. The X-Box was the first console to introduce online multiplayer, which was a major breakthrough, almost the same as 3D games. Although Sony was a major company who made a big impact, X-Box threw a chance in the Game business, and succeed with their online multiplayer -
Oculus and VR
Oculus was a small group created by Palmer Luckey, Brendan Iribe, Michael Antonov and Nate Mitchell in Irvine, California. These people created a go-fund-me to help fund their first VR headset, otherwise known as the Oculus Rift, which used cameras to track its movement. In March of 2019, production for the Rift was cancelled, in favor of their latest headset, the Rift S, which didnt require External cameras to track movement, but instead, the headset itself -
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Today's Videogames
Today, the video game industry is thriving because of this generations influence on video games. Recently, an advancement was made with VR, with Valve releasing their latest headset, the Vive Index, which uses real time hand tracking to show how much force you're using, where your fingers are, and where they are relative to the controller. Now, video games are advancing so far in technology, they've gave way for new companies to try their luck in the business