A brief history of videogames

This video clip shows the evolution of the use of graphics in computer games since their advent in the late 70s. A lot's changed in 30 years. One thing for sure: games have become a lot more expensive to produce. And another thing to contemplate - they really, for the most part, haven't become that much more fun. Prettier. More details. More story line. More fantasy. But more fun?

Me, I'm thinking along this time that it's not so much about comparing Pong to tennis, as it is about the different kinds of games that have appeared since Pong, like Lemmings and Pin Ball Construction Kit, and my Ricochet game, of course, and Myst...

Funspotting by Games Are Art

from Bernie DeKoven's FunLog