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The history of video games began in the 1950s and 1960s as computer scientists began designing simple games and simulations on minicomputers and mainframes. Spacewar! was developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student hobbyists in 1962 as one of the first such games on a video display. The first consumer video game hardware ...
Sep 1, 2017 · The video game industry had a few notable milestones in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including: The release of the Space Invaders arcade game in 1978. The launch of Activision, the first third ...
The history of video games spans a period of time between the invention of the first electronic games and today, covering many inventions and developments. 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.
The history of video game consoles, both home and handheld, began in the 1970s. The first console that played games on a television set was the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey, first conceived by Ralph H. Baer in 1966. Handheld consoles originated from electro-mechanical games that used mechanical controls and light-emitting diodes (LED) as visual ...
Video Game History Timeline - The Strong National Museum of Play. Explore the history of video games. Many artifacts illustrated in the timeline reside in The Strong’s collections. 1940s. 1950s. 1960s. 1970s. 1980s. 1990s. 2000s. 2010s. 2020s. 1980s. Video game arcades reach their heyday as home consoles—led by Nintendo—begin to take sway.
