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Video Games had gradually gotten more and more advanced, as it went through the arcade machines medium phase which is shown in Back to the Future, the computers-only phase, and now video games can be found on practically any smart-device. it is incredible to see the huge but seemingly little strides made in the 1950s and 60s, and compare it to games made just 20 years later, and then compare those to games made just 10 years later. The evolution of video game mechanics really evolved during -
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the 80s and 90s, when Games such as Donkey Kong, Zelda, and Mortal Combat appeared. Graphics-wise, however, the biggest jump was from the early 2000s to the late 2000s. When you compare the graphical fidelity of the first halo to,say, the game Until Dawn, it shows you that resolution and visuals are becoming more of a priority over the actuall gameplay. This trend is why I beleive we are gravitating towards photorealistic visuals, and that the breakthrough needed to accomplish that will be -
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in the coming decades. And while virtual reality is a hot topic nowadays, it has established itself as more of a fad than a legitimate gaming medium. This is why I beleive it will flop at first, take time to reinvent itself, and come back with better hardware, better game optimization, and better pricing. But, as all my predictionas state, we are very much pursuing the aesthetic aspect of video games, which is why VR and photorealism will become two branchoffs. -
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History of Video Games. (2016, April 20). Retrieved April 22, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_games#Origins_of_the_computer_games Video Game History Timeline. (2016). Retrieved April 22, 2016, from http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline -
First Computer Game is a Chess sim. called TuroChamp
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The earliest known computer game actually implemented was on custom pc called Bertie the Brain. Played Tic-Tac-Toe
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First Game to incorporate a monitor a checkers program by Christopher Strachey, used on Ferranti Mark 1
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Ken Olsen and Wes Clark developed TX-0, an prototype computer using new form of RAM, and that incorporated transistor, which allowed size and cost of computers to be severely reduced
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Tennis for Two, the First game to use traditional controller and made solely for recreation
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First widespread and influential computer game, Spacewar!
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BASIC , a programming language, made video games available to a wider base of people
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The first commercially released video game, Computer Space
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First arcade game to recieve unveral aclaim and sell tremendously, Pong
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Atari's Breakout was Released
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Space Invadors released, first game to regulate play time by lives, made gaining extra lives possible, and introduced the concept of High Scores.
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PacMan created, first game to focus on platforms and characters
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Donkey Kong, first Real Platformer
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Snipes is the first "online" game ever
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The Commodor 64 was released, to become most popular home computer in the United States
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NES is released in North America
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Atari ST brought in New era of 16-bit games
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Gameboy is released, revives hend-held market
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Capcom releases Street Fighter, bringing fighter games up to new heights.
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Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is released
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PlayStation 2 released: Becomes estselling console ever in history
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Original XBox is released
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Valve releases Steam platform
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Nintendo DS is released. The Ultimate handheld console commands market
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XBox 360 released. Major upgrades in power and style, becoming 4th bestselling home console ever.
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Wii is Released. Brings motion sensor controls and excersise games into the mainstream.
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Oculus Rift is released at $600
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*Prediction: Virtual Reality flops with lackluster sales
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Prediction: FPS Video Games are regulated and have stringent criteria to be considered apporpriate for the masses during gun epidemic
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Prediction: New, slimmed-down, agressively priced vr "glasses" cause resurgence in VR interest
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Prediction: Virtual reality Military simulators are used by United States military as fun break excersise for training
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Prediction: First PhotoRealistic Video Game Created by a previously unknown company
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Prediction: Playstation and XBox Obselete
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Prediction: Ineractive Rooms: A VR room that literally makes you the character. In select locations, and an expensive treat.
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Prediction: First Photorealistic Videogame Released commercially. sells exclusively on a new platform made for it.
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Prediction: Interactive Movies: You can make descisions in the "movie" videogame, but it is still a movie.
