Atari

The concept that created video game consoles was based out of an idea. As technology continues to grow, it will always contain the origin of where the idea came from. For most people, they would think that Pong was the first video game that was invented. However, before Pong, there was the pinball. The creator David Gottlieb who made “Baffle ball” gave an inspiration to the evolution of video game. (Kent 2) Baffle Ball was similar to pinball because it is basically the same concept. The only…

of Megasaki is ruled by the cat loving Kobayashi dynasty, which has banished all dogs to live on an island of trash. This leads 12-year Atari (Koyu Rankin) to venture to the island to find his deported guard dog, Spots(Liev Schreiber). Upon his arrival, a group of dogs (Bryan Cranston, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Edward Norton, Bob Balaban) agree to accompany Atari across the Isle to find his canine companion. There is not a single boring shot in the movie’s entire running time. Not only does…

The Great Video Game Crash of 1983 introduced a series of changes and innovations that would sculpt the future of video games in America. On the one hand, some argue that the Crash did not impact America in any way. On the other hand, however, others argue that the Crash brought forth new innovations and ideas about video games that Americans would utilize for generations to come. The direct impact affected consumers and their faith in this specific medium of entertainment, and would eventually…

The world has so much technology that can be put into cars, planes, computers, etc, but what if I told you that same technology is being used to run a 10.3 billion dollar industry? Video games have been around since the late 60’s. Now most of them have more computing power than the first rocket ship. Video games have evolved over the years. From 8 bit to HD, they have evolved and offer many possibilities. While sometimes the can be bad they can also be good. They help with some disorders…

The development of handheld consoles like the for mentioned DS and PSP are also going to be capable of playing online though any Wi-Fi or 4G connection allowing the player to interact with people all over the world on-the-go. Now virtual retinal display might just be the revolutionary way to end the making of the consoles altogether. Michael Anissimov said on wisepeek.com that a virtual retinal display is a head mounted display system that projects an image directly on the human retina with low…

How do video games affect teenagers? Abstract: How do video games affect teenagers? This essay is about how violent or non-violent video/PC games affect Children. Part of this essay contains information from German and English studies. Introduction: In the 21st century video games are a huge part of teenagers life that it becomes difficult for Parents to educate their children about this topic because it seems totally normal to play video games 10 hours a day. The problem with this is…

Sega and Taito were the first companies to create the worlds first public arcade gaming games when they released games like Periscope and Crown Special Soccer in 1966 and 1967. Those were just the beginning, in 1972 Nolan Bushnell released Atari. In a sense Atari is what began the creation of everything because a few years after it was released 15 more companies began to develop video games in a now. Video games just did not change the world in a technology sense, but it changed the ways…

Shane Dell Section 4120 Dr. Burke October 11, 2016 The Many Perspectives of Video Games The attitude towards video games is that they are too gruesome, violent and can kill brain cells. Video games are pieces of art created from the very creative minds of computer programmers. There’s a lot more to video games then just shooting and killing people online there is a crazy amount of coding that goes into every single game. Yes, some video games can be violent and bloody but that’s why they get a…

Marble Madness is a maze game which is designed by Mark Cerny for 1 or 2 players. In designing the game, Mark Cerny had an inspiration from miniature golf and racing golf. This game was published by Atari Game in 1984. The game was commercially successful during the period. In the game, Players have to control the marble to reach the goal before time runs out. The marble can move around walkways, ramps and other obstacles. There are different kinds of obstacles in the game, such as the other…

Mitchell Kellerman Mrs. Dierig Book notes 17 January, 2016 Part I Chapter 1 Seeds- His adopted parents had no college education pg 24 His adopted parents promised he would go to college pg 28 Was a really hard toddler to raise pg 32 His farther stresses the importance of doing things right(this will become important later) pg 36 Didn't want to go to school pg 42 Moved to los altos because of rough school environment for jobs pg 48 Characters- Clara and Paul Jobs- Steve jobs' adopted parents Mrs…