Anatomy of a Game CTIN 463 John Hight [email protected] 310-404-9880 What’s on tonight? • • • • • Who am I? Who are you? What is this class? USC academic policy History of Videogames.

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Anatomy of a Game
CTIN 463
John Hight
[email protected]
310-404-9880
What’s on tonight?
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Who am I?
Who are you?
What is this class?
USC academic policy
History of Videogames
History of Videogames
First Computer Game
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1952
Noughts and Crosses
A.S. Douglas, University of Cambridge
EDSAC (Electronic Delay Storage
Automatic Calculator)
First Videogame
• Ralph Baer
– TV Game – 1966
– Odyssey - 1972
First Arcade Game
• Nolan Bushnell
– 1971 - Computer Space
– 1972 - Pong and founded Atari.
– 1977 - Atari VCS
After the Crash
• Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
– 1985
Home Computers
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Apple II, 1977
Radio Shack TRS-80, 1977
IBM PC, 1981
Commodore 64, 1982
Commodore Amiga 1000, 1985