Video Games
Facts, tips and ideas about Video Games — and how to find people for it.
Did you know?
An hour of co-op against the same boss bonds you in a way that's hard to explain until you've lived it.
The first commercially sold video game was “Computer Space” from 1971 — a coin-operated machine built by Nolan Bushnell. It flopped because the controls were too complicated. The following year Bushnell simplified the idea into “Pong” — and founded Atari.
Source: Wikipedia
Tip
Play in sessions, not sprints. Three focused hours are more productive than eight with scrolling breaks — the brain learns games better when it's allowed to let go of them again.
Inspiration
One more controller, one sofa, one evening. Splitscreen refuses to die.
Break the ice
“What was your very first video game?”
“Which game surprised you the most — for better or for worse?”
Not every line here is sourced. Where a source is named you can read it up; the rest is collected knowledge.