Why is this topic important

The history, evolution, and importance of video games. Video games went from simple graphics and objectives to much more complex graphics and missions. It's important to note the history and evolution of video games because of how popular they have become in many cultures.

We all have come in contact with video games at some time in our life. We may just view it as simple entertainment. But video games have already evolved far past just simple "entertainment". It has become a giant market that no company can overlook. Its immense popularity between the younger generation makes it perhaps the most influential media of the 21st century. You don't have to like video games,but it is hard to denied that in this generation, they play an important character in shaping the society.

Evolution of Gaming

Evolution of Gaming

Topic: How game evolution has been affected by our society.

Pong

Original Publisher- Atari
Designer: Allan Alcorn

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/3034350/

Description-  legostarwarsfan created a replica of the game that started it all: Pong

Pac-Man

Original Publisher- Namco
Designer: Toru Iwatani

 http://www.classicgaming.cc/classics/pacman/

Description- Pac-Man was born. It was a huge hit in the arcades across the globe, and Pac-Man is still going strong today. With every new generation of game systems, Pac-Man continues to be part of the gaming community.

Super Mario Bros

Original Publisher- Nintendo

Designer: Shigeru Miyamoto, 

http://www.halftimegames.com/Super-Mario-Bros-Internet-Games-Info-93.html

Description- The classic Nintendo game now remade in java. You can knock the mushrooms out by jumping on top of them or hitting them from underneath.

Mortal Kombat

Original Publisher: Midway Games

Designer: Ed Boon, John Tobias

http://www.nintendojo.com/news/there-is-a-0-0-chance-of-the-snes-versions-of-mortal-kombat-appearing-on-virtual-console

Description: This 1992 game had so much blood and violence that it created the ESRB 

(Entertainment Software Rating Board) system. When it came to consoles, the Super Nintendo version had no blood, causing it to fell behind in sales compare to the Sega Genesis version of the game, which had blood. 

Pokemon Yellow

Original Publisher: Nintendo (game created by Game Freak)
Designer: Satoshi Tajiri

http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/pokemon-yellow-special-pikachu-edition-3ds

Description: This game is the third in the Pokemon series, but is the most popular because it introduced one of gaming's most well known creature: Pikachu. It is also linked with the immensely popular Pokemon anime. It is got a remaster this February.

Street Fighter II

Original Publisher: Capcom

Designer: Yoshiki Okamoto

http://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/slide/street-fighter-ii-1991/

Description: Times magazine selected this as one of its 100 all time video games, and the people seems to agree too, with 94% of voters saying that the game definitely deserves a spot. This 1991 game may not be the first in its genre or the series, but it is one that truly brought fighting games to the mainstream and has affected pop culture ever since then.

World of Warcraft

Original Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Designer: Rob Pardo, Jeff Kaplan

http://www.polygon.com/2014/1/28/5354856/world-of-warcraft-100m-accounts-lifetime


Description: This MMORPG that was launched in 2004 not only change how games work by introducing a 100% multiplayer focused gaming world. Its montlhly subscription based way of pricing has made it the highest grossing game of all time, easily breaking 10 billion dollars. By 2014, there has been over 100 million accounts created in the game. The game currently has 5.5 million subscribers.


Wii Sports

Original Publisher: Nintendo
Designers: Keizo Ohta, Takayuki Shimamura, Yoshikazu Yamashita


http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/1OTtO06SP7M52gi5m8pD6CnahbW8CzxE

Description: This motion-based game completely revolutionized how we play video games. Up to date, it is the second best selling video game of all time, at 82.69 million copies sold.



Minecraft VR

Original Publisher: Mojang
Designer: Markus" Notch" Persson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDMnZU28PPM

Description: The third best selling game of all time (at 72 million copies) Minecraft, get a Virtual Reality demo at last years E3. This could mark the next big revolution in how we play video games.