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VISHALA PERSAD-INFO 0101-Assignment #3 (Powerpoint)

This document summarizes gaming technology. It begins with definitions of computer and video gaming. It then provides a brief history of gaming from the 1950s to present. The document outlines some key advantages and disadvantages of gaming. It also describes popular gaming consoles like PlayStation and Xbox, and compares consoles to PC gaming. Finally, it lists some of the top video games currently played.

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VISHALA PERSAD-INFO 0101-Assignment #3 (Powerpoint)

This document summarizes gaming technology. It begins with definitions of computer and video gaming. It then provides a brief history of gaming from the 1950s to present. The document outlines some key advantages and disadvantages of gaming. It also describes popular gaming consoles like PlayStation and Xbox, and compares consoles to PC gaming. Finally, it lists some of the top video games currently played.

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GAMING

TECHNOLOG
Y
VISHALA PERSAD
STUDENT ID: 20210613
OBJECTIVES

• What is computer and video gaming?


• Introduction
• History
• Advantages and Disadvantages
• Consoles
• PC (Personal Computer)
• Consoles vs PC
• Top video games

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WHAT IS COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMING?

• A computer game is a computer-controlled game where players interact with objects


displayed on a screen for the sake of entertainment. The term “computer games” is usually
identified with the term of video game.
• A video game on the other hand is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a
user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device although it is essentially the
same form of entertainment, but refers not only to games played on a personal computer, but
also games run by a console.

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INTRODUCTION

• The gaming industry has developed since they came out. The industry has grown from
pixels to practical illustrations, arcades to personal computers, and recently mobile and
consoles. The gaming business/technology has made great progress and on-going progress.
• In the modern era of automation, gaming are the main source of entertainment. Gaming is
not only used for entertainment but for money purposes such as tournaments.
• Mostly gamers prefer gaming on PC rather than consoles due to the games having glitches
whilst PC has higher game performance.

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HISTORY

• 1950-1970- The history of video games is closely linked to the evolution of the computer.
However, these inventions were intended not for entertainment, but to demonstrate how the
technology worked. The first ever video game appeared in 1958 and was forgotten for 20
years.
• 1970s- The Magnavox Odyssey is the first world’s first commercial home video game
console. It was first demonstrated in April 1972.
• 2000s- recently- Players brought their own computers and connected them up in a local
network in order to play against one another into the early hours, or even all night long.
Powerful graphics technologies made the video game world more realistic and up till this
day gaming technology have been updating and expanding more and upgrading to be better
with greater performance.
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
 Entertainment  Failing vision
 Spend leisure time  Can become addictive
 Help anxiety and stress  Can make people more violent
 Can make it harder to concentrate

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CONSOLES
• There are number of consoles in the world some consoles are categorized as handheld game
console and home video game console, listed below are some of the most famous handheld
and home video game consoles:
PS1, 2,3,4 and recently the PS5 (Sony)
Xbox360, Xbox one and recently the Xbox Series X/S (Microsoft)
Wii, Wii U (Nintendo)
Nintendo 3DS and recently Nintendo Switch
PSP and PSP Go
PS Vita
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PC (PERSONAL COMPUTER)

• PC is the major source of gaming, because it has the most powerful graphic cards and
processors. Some of the most powerful video cards are NVIDIA, AMD, RTX 3080

• Alienware, MSI and Falcon are the most expensive and powerful PC in the world.

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CONSOLES VS PC

CONSOLE PC
• Cheaper • Expensive
• Low graphics • High graphics
• Not upgradeable • Upgradeable and customizable
• Limited performance • Maximum performance

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TOP VIDEO GAMES

Minecraft
Grand theft auto V
Fortnite
The last of us
Red dead redemption 2
God of war
Hitman
Uncharted 4

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THE END

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