Thursday, February 23, 2012

http://www.school.eb.com/comptons/article-9274150?query=video%20games&ct=


  • Video Games are run by things called microprocessors.
  • Schools use video games to help kids learn how to use computer.
  • Video games are used to help patients with ADHD stay on task.
  • The first arcade game was Computer Space.
  • The first video game system was the Atari.
  •  Sega and Nintendo came out in the second half of the 80's, they were both Japenese companies.
  • The Nintendo Gameboy came out in 1989, it was the first handheld system.
  • The first online multiplayer game was called DOOM.
What was the second multiplayer game?
What other video game companies came out?
Why are people addicted to video games?
What kind of games do people play in different countries?
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  1. benjudahhermanMarch 8, 2012 at 11:23 AM

    You had some interesting facts.I thought it was interesting to find out that the first computer game was called computer space.I did not know that the firts hand held game system was invented in 1989 and was created by Nintendo.

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  2. Gman8181May 3, 2012 at 9:25 AM

    I didnt know that the first handheld system came out in 1989. Also what was the purpose of the game DOOM. What was it like and how was it run?

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