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  • History of Computer and Video Games

    History of Computer and Video Games

    In what may come as a surprise to many modern gamers, video games did not simply crop up in the 1970′s as many people believe. Instead, there was a long, slow development that first started happening back at the very tail end of the 1940′s...

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  • Video Game Platforms

    Video Game Platforms

    Arcade Games – As the first publicly accessible gaming platform ever developed, arcade games were the fore runners of today’s consoles. They are larger than consoles and instead of having a TV, they usually contain one or more built in monitors which allow for the...

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  • Glossary

    Glossary

    Advergame – This is a slang term, sometimes used disparagingly by gamers, to signify a game that was created primarily as a means of advertising a product or service. Analog Control – This is a type of controller that can tell how hard a button...

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