By Colleen Springer
Contents Purpose statement History Yesterday Today Tomorrow Conclusion References
Why Video Games? Childhood memories Still effects my everyday life Personal interest
History The Magnavox Odyssey Atari Pong
History…8-Bit 1985 Nintendo home console 8-bit
History…16-Bit NEC 16-bit Super Nintendo Sega Genesis
History…32-Bit 1992 Sega CD attachment 3DO PlayStation Memory cards
History…64-Bit The Atari Jaguar Nintendo 64
History…128-Bit Sega Dreamcast PlayStation 2
History… “Next Gen.” 2001 Nintendo Game Boy Advance Nintendo Game Cube Microsoft X-Box
Yesterday’s Technology The first video game was a video tennis game developed for a static exhibit at the Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Yesterday’s Graphics
Today’s Technology Created on CDs, DVDs, or small 3” graphic discs Cell phones and hand helds Hard drives Online play Modems
Today’s Education DigiPen The Guildhall at SMU Full Sail Collins College (Tempe) Full Sail Demo Reel
Today’s Graphics
Online Game Play
Tomorrow’s Speculation PSX Better graphics More powerful More options Extended online capabilities
Conclusion Video games have been changing steadily for the last four decades and will get better as time goes on.
References home.btconnect.com home