History of video games

This book will explore the history of a groundbreaking kind of media: video games.

This book explores major games and their characteristics, as well as the technological and social history that drove their development.

Everyone is welcome to contribute to this book!

• Introduction
• Understanding Historical Technology

• Early games - 1950's and earlier
• 1960-1969 - Early development
• 1970-1979 - Gaming enters the public view.
• 1980-1989 - Crash and revival
• 1990-1999 - 2D to 3D transition.
• 2000-2009 - Refined 3D and online gaming.
• 2010-2019 - Online refines, rise of esports.
• 2020-2029 - Present day.

• Platforms
• Consoles
• Computer Games
• Web Gaming
• Mobile Gaming
• Fantasy Computers and Consoles
• Calculator Gaming

• Virtual Reality
• Augmented Reality
• Extended Reality

• Golden age of arcade games
• Arcades after the golden age

• Pong and Breakout
• Tetris

Topics of special interest in gaming history.

• Retro gaming
• Indie games
• Open games

• Esports
• Preservation
• Etiquette
• Game conventions

• Terminology
• List of Abbreviations

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