History of Video Games
Video games
have been around since the early 1970s. the first arcade game was the Computer
Space by Nutting Associates, and it was introduced in 1971. In 1972 however,
Atari introduced Pong to the arcades. An interesting fact about Atari is its
creator, Nolan Bushnell, as he was the one who developed Computer Space. Pong,
was the first arcade game that had genuinely been successful.
The first
ever home video game was offered by Magnavox called the Odyssey, the game did
not contain a microprocessor, instead it had a board with four-dozen
transistors and diodes. Atari introduced a home version of Pong, which again
had a great success and opened more doors for home video games.
Although that video games have immerged since the early 1970s, in 1940 Edward U. Conan designed a computer that plays the known traditional game: Nim. The computer actually won 90% of those games against the people whom played it.
Although that video games have immerged since the early 1970s, in 1940 Edward U. Conan designed a computer that plays the known traditional game: Nim. The computer actually won 90% of those games against the people whom played it.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Video Games
Advantages:
· - Some
video games are created to help the player learn different skills and progress
that you will need in your life, like brain quizzes or puzzles.
· - Video
games can be a good pass timer or reliever, when one is feeling stressed or
depressed.
· - It
can give the player an adrenaline rush and a sense of excitement
· - This
fact will be denied by a lot but video games believe it or not can improve your
vision, because video games allows you to focus on more than one thing which
helps in training you sight and challenging it.
- the lack of
movement when playing video games, causes obesity in children.
- Of course
now with the rise of smart phones among children; children now spend more time
on their phones rather than outside, and this can lead to various health
conditions that’ll affect them later on.
- Because of
the brilliance of some of the technology and graphics in some video games, the
virtual world of video games can transform into a reality for some kids. This can
reflect negatively on the child, if he
is exposed to a video game filled with violence like Grand Theft Auto.
- Most children
nowadays cant interact with people face-to-face, as video games has taken such
a big part of their social lives.
