Hey friends! Welcome to this new world.
Oh no! Here he comes again.
I'm sure you have guessed by now where I am.
That's right kids, inside a video game.
Playing video games is so much fun.
I can do this all day long.
But not with these dragons.
So today, I'm going to tell you the fascinating story..
..behind the invention of video games.
Ouch.
We need to get out of here.
Zooom in.
Did you know? The Video Game Era started as early as the 1950's.
But because of the high costs back then,..
..these video games were used only for boring research purposes.
But soon, in 1958,..
.. a video game was created for entertainment.
It was a tennis game for two.
Oops, this is not the game I am talking about!
Just a minute, friends.
Here it is.
The game looked something like this, at that time.
But again, it was discontinued in a year, because of it's high cost.
As the decade progressed, many game designing enthusiasts,..
..came up with different kinds of computer games.
Like sports, puzzles, cards, logic and even board games.
However, these too didn't make it to the common public.
But one man, decided to take the road less traveled.
And today, we know this man as the 'Father of Video Games'.
Ralph Baer, was an engineer, who saw an opportunity in the falling prizes of TV sets.
To bring down costs, Ralph began to explore the idea,..
.. of playing video games on TV screens.
But his early attempts were not fruitful.
However, in 1966..
..Ralph decided to present his brain child to one of his supervisors.
A smart move, indeed.
As he was given a sum of 2500 dollars immediately.
Along with the time and help of two other engineers,..
..and then began the days and nights of hard work.
Soon, Ralph and the 2 men,..
..developed the world's first Video Game Console.
And to play the exciting games, all you had to do was connect the console to your TV set.
So, Ralph took his invention to apply for a patent.
Interestingly, within 15 minutes, every examiner on the floor,..
..was around it, wanting to play the game.
You see these adults, fighting over a video game?
And they say kids are addicted to it.
Soon, Ralph started seeking a buyer for his invention.
But no one took him, or his invention seriously.
Luckily, there was one electronics company, who saw it's potential.
And in 1972,..
..the world's first video game system was rolled out to the public.
And as you know how entertaining video games are..
..in just one year, 100,000 consoles were sold.
And, 300,000 by the end of 1975.
Through the years as the cost of computers fell..
The coin based Arcade video games came in and ruled the gaming industry.
Technology progressed by leaps and bounds.
And so did the home gaming systems.
And today, we even have motion sensing video games.
Exciting, right?
Hey, umm...
Why am I telling this to an expert like you?
But I'm sure I can tell you some facts, that you probably don't know.
TRIVIA TIME!
You must have heard things like, "Video games are bad for you, kid'..
..or "Video games harm your brain".
Well the good news is, this isn't quite true.
Studies have shown that playing action games help us make the right decisions faster.
You know what's more?
The International Video Game Industry..
..generated a whopping 99.6 Billion Dollars in 2016!
Which was more than double the revenue of the International Film Industry.
Isn't it amazing to know,..
..that characters in games, are bigger stars than our movie stars.
Woah! Who called her?
Oh! Help...
Help! Where is that gun when you need it?
Buh-bye...
Ouch!
So, that was fun.
Hey kids, I hope the next time you are in a game world, you will know where it all started.
Until next time, this is me, zoooming out.
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