A Brief History Of The Video Game Industry: The First Generation

by Michael Carpenter, Keith Watson (Illustrator)

A Brief History of The Video Game The First Generation is a new book by Bestselling Author Michael R. Carpenter. Why have video games become so popular? What was the type of hardware/software that they used for the video game systems during the late 60s/early 70s? Did you know that Mortal Kombat wasn't the first violent controversial video game? If you're interested in learning the answer to these questions and more, then look no further! Arm yourself with knowledge about video games from when it first began and dive into what makes this industry so great!

Genres: Nonfiction, History

52 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 31, 2020

About the author

Michael Carpenter is a 35-year veteran of the investment business and founder of his consulting firm CarpenterAssociates.

Since entering the investment business as a financial advisor with PaineWebber prior to the OPEC Oil Embargo of 1973 he has personally advised investors, financial professionals and investment firms facing turbulent investment environments, including raging inflation,stagflation, and stratospheric interest rates to disinflation, recessions, panics, and crashes."

Reviews

[Marc Therrien · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent overview of the first generation of video games, when they were only white dots on a black screen.