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History of Gaming

History of Gaming. By Matthew Harman. Naughts & Crosses. Possibly the first video game created ever. Created 1 st January, 1952. PONG!. Created December 2 nd , 1972 Released January 1 st , 1975. A remake of Pong in colour. The First Computer Game.

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History of Gaming

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  1. History of Gaming By Matthew Harman

  2. Naughts & Crosses • Possibly the first video game created ever. • Created 1st January, 1952

  3. PONG! • Created December 2nd, 1972 • Released January 1st, 1975 A remake of Pong in colour

  4. The First Computer Game • On January 2nd, 1975, Gunfight was released

  5. Space Invaders • Released January 2nd, 1978

  6. Pac-man • Created January 4th, 1980 • Originally called Puck-man but was renamed due to the closeness to an offensive word

  7. Tetris • Released January 1st, 1985

  8. The Sims • Released January 2nd 2000 • Quickly became a best seller

  9. First Death On October 10th 2002, a South Korean man known as Kim died from excessive gaming. He spent 86 straight hours gaming without pausing for food, drink or sleep.

  10. World of Warcraft (WOW) • Launched November 2004

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