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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Videogames', 1.
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Videogames: The new Goliath of entertainment
The first videogame ever was created by a physicist named Willy Higinbotham in 1958 (Herman et al.). Back then, Willy didn?t believe he had invented anything. Who would have known that what started as a little tennis game running on an oscilloscope would end up as a multibillion dollar industry on its way to generate more profits than cinema and television.? And this is just a start. The number of videogame users keeps growing exponentially as more and more people get hooked on this phenomenon. …

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