FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -For the first time, people could control what they saw on their TV display. The experience was so engrossing that some believed the laws of physics were the same in the game as in real life. “Most people thought that you could ‘spin’ the ball in Pong, just as in real life, ” Alcorn says. They were mistaken.

Detailed explanation-2: -The object is to hit the ball so that it goes over the net and bounces on the opponent’s half of the table in such a way that the opponent cannot reach it or return it correctly. The lightweight hollow ball is propelled back and forth across the net by small rackets (bats, or paddles) held by the players.

Detailed explanation-3: -Atari brought Pong into people’s living rooms in 1975 when it released a home version, which Sears agreed to sell under its brand name, Tele-Game. Two years later, in 1977, Atari released the Atari 2600, the same year my uncle bought his Tele-Game console.

Detailed explanation-4: -How did Pong affect the development of video gaming? Atari’s 1972 game Pong set off a game revolution, overnight hit (sold 100, 000 units) and sold twice as many knockoffs. Players began paying for other, similar games, with quarters.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pong wasn’t the first game video game on the market, but it did become the first big hit after its release in 1972. Why was it so popular? Part of it was this simplicity, the ease of play and the fact that it didn’t require a lot of skill to be built up in the player. It was obvious what to do.