
Game history and Genere
The Game Evolution

Nim game

16th century
- Two players alternate in their efforts to remove matchsticks from a series of matches.
- The players decide how many matches they remove.
In 1940 machine versions of Nim game were realized called “Nimatron“
Tic tac toe, 1952

- 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..
- 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