{"id":16674,"date":"2019-09-08T21:13:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T01:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/?p=16674"},"modified":"2019-09-08T21:16:05","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T01:16:05","slug":"evolution-of-video-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/labs\/evolution-of-video-games\/","title":{"rendered":"EVOLUTION OF VIDEO GAMES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Figure: 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

INTRODUCTION<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Video games are a popular form of entertainment amongst the youth. Unlike earlier years, they are also a useful tool for education and health purposes. The industry has seen significant development over the years and the timeline created presents the key milestones of this evolution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gaming industry has evolved over three crucial eras to reach its current stage; the initial phase of development was during the arcade era which extended from 1978 to 1985. This was followed by further development in the composite era between 1985 and 1995 and the most recent being the set-piece era (1995-2019). Having said that, the game design industry is ever-changing and evolving with its latest focus being on virtual reality and its application in the gaming world. (Figure: 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure: 2<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

SOFTWARES<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

To create the timeline an open-source software named TimelineJS<\/a> was used. The software enables users to create interactive timelines using only Google spreadsheets<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PROCESS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

TOPIC SELECTION: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was recently working on a project that involved researching the history and evolution of video games and I thought creating an interactive and visually pleasing timeline would be a great addition to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RESEARCH AND DATASET<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After selecting the topic, I researched it in greater detail and acquired data from a few sources. Further, I segregated the data and selected the key milestones I wanted to include in the timeline. Based on the selected milestones, I complied relevant images and textual content. A dataset was then created on the Google Spreadsheet using Knightlab TimelineJS’s template. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CREATING THE TIMELINE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The final step was to create the timeline on TimelineJS. The timeline is divided based on the 3 eras noted in the history of game design – arcade, composite and set-piece. The timeline also includes the most recent development in the industry – Virtual Reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n