Report: The Father Of Video Games, Ralph Baer, Has Passed Away
Some very sad news this evening: Gamasutra reports that Ralph Baer, widely regarded as the father of the video game industry, has passed away at the age of 92.
The World's First True Shooting Game
While Nintendo was a pioneer of video game light guns, first for its elaborate shooting parlours and then its Zapper for the NES, it didn't create the first home version of the technology.
The Father Of Video Games Fled The Nazis, Fought Them Then Took All…
Ralph Baer is widely acknowledged to be the "father of video games", thanks to his work in the 1960's pioneering the device that would become the Magnavox Odyssey, the world's first ever video game console.
Who Remembers Their First Gaming Experience?
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This Tuesday was a very important day. It was the first day my 1 and a-half-year-old son played his first video game.