Tuesday, February 2, 2010

A Study of Videogames

Important Games (Historical)

  • Spacewar! – First Videogame
  • Magnavox Odyssey – First Home Console
  • Galaxy Game – First Coin Operated Game

Important People

  • Chris Crawford
  • Ralph Baer
  • John Carmack and John Romero
  • Shigeru Miyamoto

Interactivity

  • Augmented Reality
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Input Devices
  • Cooperative Play and Connectivity with Friends

Games as a Method of Learning

  • Paul Glee reading
  • Examples

Cultural Changes within Games

  • Games as a means of social change (Activity)
  • Games as a means of promotion

Cultural Changes with the Game Industry

The Near Future of Games

I hope to explore what is going to happen within the next year.

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