HISTORY OF COMPUTER GAMES

The origin of video games is from cathode ray tube-based missile defense systems during 1940s. These programs were later used into other simple games during the 1950s. Following this, video games diverged into platforms like arcade, console,mainframe, personal computer and handheld games.

-The first commercially viable game was Computer Space(1971).

-A device called the Cathode-Ray Tube was patented in the United States by Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. and Estle Ray Mann.

-In 1949-1950, Charley Adama created a "Bouncing Ball" program.

-In 1951, inventor Ralph Baer came up with the idea of using the lights and patterns he used in his work.

-OXO, a graphical version tic-tac-toe, was created by A.S. Douglas in 1952 at the University of Cambridge.

-In 1958 William Higinbotham created a game using an oscilloscope and analog computer.Titled- Tennis for Two.

-Spacewar! is credited as the first widely influential computer game.

-In 1959-1961 games like Mouse in the Maze, HAX, Tic-Tac-Toe were produced.

-In 1969, AT&T computer programmer Jeremy Ben brought a video game called Space Travel for the Multics operating system.

-1970s. At this time, computer and video game development split to many areas, such as arcade machines, handhelds, and home computers.

-In 1971, the Galaxy Game was installed at a student union at Stanford University.

-The first home 'console' was developed by Ralph Baer and his associates.

-University mainframe game development came in the early 1970s.

-Adventure games like Zork (1980), Mystery House (1980),Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (1983),King's Quest (1984), Maniac Mansion (1987), Kung-Fu Master (1984), Nekketsu Koha Kunio-kun (1986); Fighting games like Karate Champ (1984), Street Fighter (1987); Interactive movie games like Dragon's Lair (1983), Pac-Man (1980), 3D Monster Maze (1981) were popular. also there were Platform games like Space Panic (1980), Donkey Kong (1981), Jump Bug (1981), Taito's Jungle King (1982); Racing games like Turbo (1981), by Sega Pole Position (1982) were produced thereafter