The story of video games starts in dimly lit arcades where glowing cabinets swallowed every spare coin. Over fifty years later, consoles, phones, and cloud servers have turned that simple pastime into ...

The Evolution of Video Games in the Bay Area We take a look at the history and evolution of video games here in the Bay Area. Hear the untold stories from the engineers, designers, producers and ...

Curator Chris Melissinos moderated two panel discussions exploring the history of video game design and predicting what is in store for the future. 3--4:15 p.m. Evolution of Video Games: Pioneers Mike ...

This picture represents over 30 years of progress in video game graphics. And my, how far we’ve come. On one side, we have Indiana Jones in the video game version of Raiders of the Lost Ark on the ...

Brooklyn-based Pop Chart Lab’s latest poster is another attempt to show the lineage of video game controllers, from the twin sticks of Spacewar! to the lonely, somewhat sui generis Wii U tablet ...

Includes "Gameography: a round-up of the best and most important games ever made" (p. 371-409) and "Hardware glossary: overview of all the video game platforms mentioned in the book" (p. 411-437). A ...

In the past, role-playing games (RPGs) thrived on imagination, storytelling, and immersive experiences. However, this genre of games is undergoing some of the most exciting transformations. They are ...