COMM 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Grand Theft Auto Iii, Gamification, Entertainment Software Rating Board
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Most basic form involved users in an interactive computerized environment where they strive to achieve a desired outcome. Coin operated contraptions devoted to cashing in on idleness. Most prominent of mechanical games, score points with a small metal ball controlling its path and hitting it at certain things without letting it come down past the triggers. Crt powered screens provided images for analog displays. First video game: odyssey, released by magnavox in 1972. Allows friends and acquaintances to engage in team matches against other people all over the world along with voice communication through headsets and text boxes. Players used joysticks and buttons to control images on the screen. A graphic interactive character situated within the world of a game. Devices specifically used to play video games. Atari is first console to appear in homes. Xbox, playstation, wii become top video game consoles.
