Anatomy of a Game CTIN 463

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Anatomy of a Game CTIN 463

• John Hight
• john_hight_at_playstation.sony.com
• 310-404-9880

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Whats on tonight?

• Who am I?
• Who are you?
• What is this class?
• USC academic policy
• History of Videogames

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History of Videogames
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First Computer Game

• 1952
• Noughts and Crosses
• A.S. Douglas, University of Cambridge
• EDSAC (Electronic Delay Storage Automatic
  Calculator)

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First Videogame

• Ralph Baer
• TV Game 1966
• Odyssey - 1972

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First Arcade Game

• Nolan Bushnell
• 1971 - Computer Space
• 1972 - Pong and founded Atari.
• 1977 - Atari VCS

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After the Crash

• Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
• 1985

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Home Computers

• Apple II, 1977
• Radio Shack TRS-80, 1977
• IBM PC, 1981
• Commodore 64, 1982
• Commodore Amiga 1000, 1985

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