VIDEO GAMES

Video Gaming

Most profitable entertainment, most notable mediums

Tennis for two 1958

Earliest video games made on a computer

William Higinbothan

An American physicist that invented Tennis for two in 1958

Video Game Genre

Nature of how the game is being played. Basic rules,setup,and settings

Target

Oldest genre, derivative of the real world concept of “target shooting”

Adventure

Usually portrays storytelling,exploration,discovery and immersion with storyline

Action

Blend other genres, test a player skills such as speed, coordination and timing

Tactics

Strategic planning or structured logic

Magnavox Odyssey

First home video game created by an engineer

Ralph Baer

The engineer who created Magnavox Odyssey

Atari 2600

First widely sucessful console came 5yrs after the release of magnavox odyssey

Roberta William

love videogames when she and her husband bought an apple II computer 1979 interested in text based adventure games. Creator of Kings Quest

Kings Quest

First adventure game to integrated animated graphics

Game World

realm that shows visual setting game

Game Storyline

output of narrative, nature of characters, as well as events

Game Characters

Developed characters that are given concrete form and personality

Music

important component of videogame that sets the mood

Visuals

Graphics that enhance the gaming

Quality Assurance

software testing and quality control

The Game Engine

Production of video game easier, available for game planners to plan out

Unity and unreal engine

leading game engines, free subsricptions for the public