When looking at the Rhymes of History by Dr. David Thornberg, I was prompted to think about what technology has roots going back in time. Video gaming is a relatively new technology given games in general date back to approximately 3000 BC. Taking the leap to video gaming for traditional boardgames is huge but the essential entertainment value of gaming in general is the same. People have the need to be entertained by many means and playing games of any sort are deeply rooted in history. Many traditional games have been developed to be played using technology, even the simple Tic, Tac, Toe, which was developed by A. S. Douglas, called Noughts and Crosses back in 1952, according to PBS, History of Gaming.
With the development of Pong, video gaming just grew rapidly building a huge following of gamers always looking for new and inventive ways to be entertained. Technology has had an huge impact on the history of gaming dating back to 3000 B.C., bringing the entertainment value of playing a game into the 21st century. According to Kevin Kelly, the first lesson of the Web is we have to get better at believing in the impossible, with virtual worlds gaming has taken gaming well beyond the 21st century.
Resources
Kelly, K. (2007, December). Kevin Kelly on the next 5,000 days of the Web [Speech]. Speech delivered at the EG 2007 Conference, Los Angeles. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/kevin_kelly_on_the_next_5_000_days_of_the_web.html
PBS, The Video Game Revolution. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/kcts/videogamerevolution/history/timeline_flash.html
Thornburg, D. “Rhymes of History”.
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