I love video games, I play them during my free time, do you know if they have been around for a long time?
Well not a super long time but video games goes as far back as the early 1950's when academic computer scientists designed simple games and simulations in a research.
Oh, so they first started out more for research. Was there any particular person who really developed them or started them?
Well not really since video games are a form of entertainment, so that's pretty broad. But video games really became mainstream around the 80's when the game "Spacewars" was introduced.
I have never played that game, it sounds interesting what was it about, was it on the nintendo?
games and gaming consoles using joysticks, buttons, and other controllers, along with graphics on computer screens and home computer games were introduced to the general public. Since the 1980s, video gaming has become a popular form of entertainment and a part of modern popular culture in most parts of the world.
One of the early games was "Spacewar!", which was developed by computer scientists. Early arcade video games developed from 1972 to 1978. During the 1970s, the first generation of home consoles emerged, including the
History of video games
The history of video games goes as far back as the early 1950s, when academic computer scientists began designing simple games and simulations as part of their research or just for fun. At M.I.T. in the 1960s, professors and students played games such as 3D tic-tac-toe and Moon Landing. These games were played on computer such as the IBM 1560, and moves were made by means of punch cards. Video gaming did not reach mainstream popularity until the 1970s and 1980s, when video arcade