COMM-100 FA4 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Wii, Pac-Man, Fantasy Sport
23 Oct 2016
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Penny arcades in the 1880s were the first form of leisure gaming. They transformed into arcades where players could test their strength and skills on early arcade games. The pinball machine was very prominent but lost popularity in the 30s and 40s because it was based on chance. After wwii pinball machines add the flipper bumper, which made it popular again and made it based on skill and timing. First video game patent on december 14, 1948 to thomas t. goldsmith and estle ray. Mann for their cathode ray tube amusement device . The cathode ray tube was a key component for the first video games. First home (1972) gaming device was called the odyssey by german immigrant ralph. It used player controllers that moved dots of light around the screen in a twelve-game inventory of simple aiming and sports games.
