The Game Evolution

Nim game

16th century

1. Two players alternate in their efforts to remove matchsticks from a series of matches.
2. The players decide how many matches they remove.

In 1940 machine versions of Nim game were realized called “Nimatron“

Tic tac toe, 1952

1. A.S. Douglas wrote his Ph.D. degree at the University of Cambridge on Human-Computer interaction. Douglas created the first graphical computer game – a version of Tic-Tac-Toe..
2. The game was programmed on a EDSAC vacuum-tube computer

The EDSAC was the world’s first stored-program computer to operate a regular computing service

Tenic for two, 1958

Higinbotham, William

Spacewar, 1962

Steave russhal

Pong, 1972

Design by Allan Alcorn

Manufactured by Atari

Pack man, 1980

Design by Toru Iwatani

Released by Namco

Super mario bros, 1985

Design by Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka

Released by Nintendo

Wolfenstein 3D, 1992

Design by id Software, John Romero, Tom Hall

Published by Apogee Software and FormGen

First-person shooter video game

More other games

• 1993: Day of the Tentacle
• 1994: The Lion King
• 1995: Command & Conquer
• 1996: Tomb Raider
• 1997: GTA
• 1998: Half-Life
• 1999: Quake 3
• 2000: Max Payne
• 2001: Gta 3
• 2002: Serious Sam: The First Encounter
• 2003: Medal Of Honor Allied Assault
• 2004: Half-Life 2
• 2005: World Of Warcraft
• 2006: Need For Speed Most Wanted
• 2007: Crysis
• 2008: Assassin’s Creed
• 2009: Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2

Video game culture

• Video game culture is a worldwide new media subculture formed by video games.
• As video games have exponentially increased in popularity over time, they have had a significant influence on popular culture.
• Video game culture has also evolved, hand in hand with Internet culture and the increasing popularity of mobile games.

Video game culture Big impact

Examples of films based on video games include:

• Street Fighter
• Mortal Kombat
• BloodRayne
• Doom
• House of the Dead
• Alone in the Dark
• Resident Evil
• Silent Hill
• Tomb Raider
• Assassin’s Creed
• Warcraft

Game Genere

Action Games

• Platformer
• Shooter
• Fighting (Taken 3, WWE)
• Stealth (to resolve game challenges)
• Survival
• Rhythm
• Survival horror

Adventure Games ( Mario, Tin-Tin )

• Graphic Adventures
• Visual Novels (based on novels and stories) – Harry Potter
• Interactive Adventures (based on movies) – Tin-Tin, Batman, etc
• Real-time 3D Adventures – Shadow of Memories

Role-Playing Games

• Massive multiplayer online role-playing game (Guild Wars 2, Black Desert Online)
• Roguelikes (Rogue 1980, Spelunky)
• Tactical RPG (Wasteland, Banner saga )
• Fantasy Games ( Prince of Persia )
• Sandbox RPG or Open World RPG (GTA, Watchdogs )

Simulation Games

• Farming Simulation
• Vehicle Simulation
• Life Simulation
• Management Simulation

Puzzle Games

• Logic game
• Trivia game

Sports Games

• Racing
• Team

Other Game Genres

• Casual Game
• Programming Game
• Logic Game
• Music Game
• Party Game
• Trivia Game
• Board Game/Card Game