Evolution of Game Design: Prehistory to the late 1980s

Embark on a captivating journey through gaming history with this online course, tracing the evolution from ancient board games to modern board and arcade games. This course explores the captivating history of game design, examining the features and applications of the earliest video games, as well as the development of second-generation video game consoles from the 1970s and 1980s. You will also discover how the American video game industry crash of 1983 paved the way for game developers and game companies around the world—particularly Nintendo and Sega from Japan—to dominate the video game market of the late 1980s and develop the third generation of consoles. Topics covered include: Pre-electronic games Birth of an industry Explosion and crash Rebirth of an industry This course is based on the Game Design & VFX School at LaSalle College’s Vancouver campus, crowned the #1 undergraduate school in Canada for video game design by the Princeton Review 10 years in a row. 3b:T76

• Explore the evolution of games from prehistory to the creation of the personal computer.
• Discover the milestones that shaped first- and second-generation games.
• Revitalize your understanding of the video game industry's resurgence with the creation of third-generation consoles after its crash.
• Master the ability to distinguish between the design, features, and applications of video games developed from the 1970s to the late 1980s.