A day in the life of a Game Designer
A brief history of gaming
Games are everywhere!
They started with early coin operated machines developed in the 80s, they then moved onto computers and consoles, and now they are available online, on your phone, and even in virtual reality.
They have been with us for a long time, but they always change and grow to keep giving people what they want.
So let's play a little game – can guess the decade these games were released?
Football Manager on ZX Spectrum
Tomb Raider on Playstation
Angry Birds on iPhone
Pokemon Go
Space Invaders on coin operated machine
Doom on PC
Snake on Nokia
Candy Crush on mobile
Space Invaders on Atari VCS
Wii Sports on Wii
Sonic on Sega Megadrive
Grand Theft Auto III on Xbox
Super Mario Bros on Nintendo
Slither
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Well done!
Like most things, we can only improve if we take time to look at what’s been done before and use this to inspire us to develop new ideas for new audiences.