Easy to Understand, Hard to Master: Pong, Atari, and the Birth of Video Games
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Easy to Understand, Hard to Master: Pong, Atari, and the Birth of Video Games
14.99 €
11.99 €
The best games are a lot like life: easy to understand the rules, hard to achieve mastery.
At the center of this graphic story is the epic confrontation that raged between engineer Ralph Baer - inventor of the first video game console - and Nolan Bushnell - founder of Atari, who stole the idea from Ralph and created the game PONG. Thus began the battle for the title of "Father of Video Games".
Explore the fascinating story of the origin of a new form of entertainment with Baer and Bushnell, witnessing the shaping of Silicon Valley culture.
You will learn:
- What challenges the protagonists faced to earn their place in video game history.
- What the world's first video game console was called and looked like.
- What drove Nolan to create Atari and how the iconic Pong came to be.
At the center of this graphic story is the epic confrontation that raged between engineer Ralph Baer - inventor of the first video game console - and Nolan Bushnell - founder of Atari, who stole the idea from Ralph and created the game PONG. Thus began the battle for the title of "Father of Video Games".
Explore the fascinating story of the origin of a new form of entertainment with Baer and Bushnell, witnessing the shaping of Silicon Valley culture.
You will learn:
- What challenges the protagonists faced to earn their place in video game history.
- What the world's first video game console was called and looked like.
- What drove Nolan to create Atari and how the iconic Pong came to be.
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