The Evolution of Consoles and Engines
The Evolution of the Million-Selling Home Game Consoles
From the wide success of arcade games came a new technology, one that allowed video game fanatics to play their favorite games straight from home. Home video game consoles are consoles that have to be connected to a display device, such as a television, and an external power. Despite them being less powerful than PCs ... Continue Reading
by Farah Maria Majdalani
The evolution of the PlayStation
Through the last two decades, the technology has evolved in an astonishing way. Each six to seven years a new improved console appears on the market. Graphics, CPUs, and new designs keeps on developing and improving. And for all these years the big tech company Sony always come in first place with their best product the PlayStation. ... Continue Reading
by Mohamad Abdul Karim Jabri
The Museum of Console History
I think history is the most boring subject known to man. Having to see and read the past events makes me sleepy by just trying to describe it. I will be first to admit that I am also the biggest gaming nerd who ever lived. It does not matter what company is being discussed. Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation. You name it, I have played it. ... Continue Reading
by Hasan Baalbaki
The Evolution of Videogames
Videogames have been present for many years where computer scientists started designing simple games and simulations on mainframe computers with one dimensional graphics and designs. One of the very first videogame was “Spacewar!” which simply included a needle and a wedge where the player would simply engage in a dodge fight. Old games such as ... Continue Reading
by Jessica El Achkar
Game Engines: Game Changers
Ever since technology has merged with gaming, the world continues to see the rapid evolution and improvement of video games decade after decade. We have come so far from any expectations with how the new technology is shaping the video games that we play and experience every day. One of the biggest game-changer elements that benefitted ... Continue Reading
by Bilal Shatila
Technology’s Influence on Gaming
With the expansion of new sets of technologies, gaming consoles and devices are evolving as well. This image illustrated shows the development of devices through years and decades. As we know, the first gaming console created was Atari. Its concepts and features have evolved in time in order to create new consoles such as ... Continue Reading
by Sacha Al Nouar
Shifting through Worlds: How Technology has Redefined the Relationship between Gamer and Game?
The greatest exceptionality of video games lies in its shape shifting as a medium both as a reaction to the evolution of technologies as well as a motive driving their advancements. The gaming medium distinguishes itself from other forms of narrative and media through what Gonzilla Frasca describes as the video games element of “stimulation,” ... Continue Reading
by Sara Awad
Concept of “play” and its evolution accompanied by technology.
The idea of “play” is viewed as a concept that has been present before the rise of civilizations. It is also not something purely reserved for human beings, but it can be observed as part of animal behavior. To define play, we cannot confine ourselves to a single field of study such as Psychology or Biology, and this is highlighted by ... Continue Reading
by Jad Saad
The Evolution of Technology in Gaming
The rapid evolution of technology over the past few decades brought with it a vast advancement in the tech within video games. In recent years, these developments grew exponentially, and they are continuing to be improved and upgraded year after year. This video lists and summarizes the progression of consoles and games in chronological order, showing the major upgrades that came with each generation of devices.