Early history of video games
The history of video games spans a period of time between the invention of the first electronic games and today, covering a long period of invention and changes. Video gaming reached mainstream popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, when arcade video games, gaming consoles and home computer games were introduced to the general public. Since then, video gaming has become a popular form of entertainment and a part of modern culture in most parts of the world. The early history of video games, therefore, covers the period of time between the first interactive electronic game with an electronic display in 1947, the first true video games in the early 1950s, and the rise of early arcade video games in the 1970s ("Pong" and the beginning of the first generation of video game consoles with the Magnavox Odyssey, both in 1972). During this time there were a wide range of devices and inventions corresponding with large advances in computing technology, and the actual first video game is dependent on the definition of "video game" used.
Out-of-home entertainment
Probably known more by the blockbuster arcade video game titles they produced rather than by company names, these video game developers played a defining role in the birth of the video amusement industry. In 1972, Atari essentially created the first commercially successful video game "Pong," marking the beginning of the coin-operated video game industry. In 1978, the first blockbuster arcade video game, "Space Invaders" was produced by Taito Corporation and ushered in the golden age of arcade video games. Namco (of "Pac-Man"'s fame), Nintendo ("Donkey Kong"), Konami (), Capcom ("Street Fighters"), Sega AM2 ("Daytona") are among some of the most notable video game developers that remain active today in the video amusement scene.