Publication: Breve historia de los videojuegos
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2008
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López Raventós, Cristian
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Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
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El siguiente documento es un breve viaje por una corta pero intensa aventura, la historia de los videojuegos. Desde sus inicios en la década de los 50 hasta nuestros días los videojuegos han pasado de ser un pasatiempo para jóvenes estudiantes de ingeniería a convertirse en la industria del ocio más poderosa. Para conocer algo mejor este fenómeno es preciso recorrer el camino inverso para descubrir la senda que nos ha llevado hasta aquí. Ver qué consolas y juegos han conseguido que los videojuegos sean hoy lo que son. Cuales son sus implicaciones en la cultura visual contemporánea y qué prejuicios soportan en nuestra actualidad. Este es un breve relato sobre una gran historia.
The following text contains a brief journey through a short and yet intense adventure, the history of videogames. Since its beginnings in the 1950's decade to the present time, videogames have progressively changed from hobby for engineering students to the most powerful leisure industry. In order to gain a better understanding of this phenomenon it is necessary to look over the path of its transformation from a retrospective point of view. Such a look has necessarily to focus on those devices and games that had made a landmark in the history of videogames, taking them to their current position. Besides, it is crucial to address their implications in contemporary visual culture, along with current prejudices against them. This is a short account about a great history.
The following text contains a brief journey through a short and yet intense adventure, the history of videogames. Since its beginnings in the 1950's decade to the present time, videogames have progressively changed from hobby for engineering students to the most powerful leisure industry. In order to gain a better understanding of this phenomenon it is necessary to look over the path of its transformation from a retrospective point of view. Such a look has necessarily to focus on those devices and games that had made a landmark in the history of videogames, taking them to their current position. Besides, it is crucial to address their implications in contemporary visual culture, along with current prejudices against them. This is a short account about a great history.