Video games are pretty fun, which ones do you play or do you know the history of video games?
I couldn't believe it when I learned that video games go all the way back to the 1950s! Academic computer scientists started designing simple games as part of their research. I'll bet they had no idea how big video games would get!
I'm sure they had some idea of how big they'd get. What was the very first video game, do you know?
One of the earliest, mainsteam video games was Pong. It was popular in the 70s. I still remember how excited we were when my parents bought it. It seemed so high tech back then!
Haha, yes, now I remember, Pong! What was your favorite early video game?
Pong
Pong is one of the earliest arcade video games. It is a table tennis sports game featuring simple two-dimensional graphics. The game was originally manufactured by Atari, which released it in 1972. Allan Alcorn created "Pong" as a training exercise assigned to him by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell. Bushnell based the idea on an electronic ping-pong game included in the Magnavox Odyssey; Magnavox later sued Atari for patent infringement. Bushnell and Atari co-founder Ted Dabney were surprised by the quality of
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