The Xbox 360 has 2 different outputs for the tv. Standard and Hdmi. The standard output is composite and has the red, white and yellow and an optional hd output
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Thursday, 11 October 2012
Connecting Console Display & Controllers Device
The Nintendo 64 used various outputs. It had a composite output, four controller outputs (which was used for some accessories such as the VRU) and a 6 pin connector used for accessories.
The controller for the N64 had a slot for accessories such as the rumble pack and had the 3 pin input which goes in the front of the N64.
The Xbox 360 has 2 different outputs for the tv. Standard and Hdmi. The standard output is composite and has the red, white and yellow and an optional hd output
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The Xbox 360 has 2 different outputs for the tv. Standard and Hdmi. The standard output is composite and has the red, white and yellow and an optional hd output
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Monday, 8 October 2012
Personal Computer
Personal computers were developed in 1971 by IBM. International Business Machines made the micro-processor. They developed the smaller computer in 1971.Before IBM developed the small computer the standard computer at the time were huge. They would take up a whole room due the the mirco-processor not being used. They were only used in universities or by scientists. The personal computer made it possible for everyday people to own them. The first pc IBM made was in 1981.
In 1977 Apple made the Apple II. A personal computer designed for games. Over 300 games were produced for the Apple II and it was very popular.It used floppy discs which could store data in metal discs.It had a colour display and could be upgraded. The main feature was you could connect to a television so families could use it.
The first IBM pc was model 5150 in 1981. It had a floppy and cassette system. This was when other companies were making clones of the pc's and selling them which made them expensive. In the 1980's though there was a price drop in pc's which made them a competition for consoles. The advantage of the pc was online capability , hardware could be upgraded , more sophisticated user interface , more accuate controls ( mouse and keyboard) which made games like FPS and RTS. This was the rise of home game computer.
In 1982 the Sinclair Spectrum was released which developed the home computer and could be used to program the computer. Also in 1986 the Commodore 64 was released. This was sold as a pc and a game console. It had a modem for online play and expansion slots to upgrade. It used a tape machine to load games up.17 million units were sold. The game Sentinel which was released for the Commodore 64 used a 3d environment which was advanced for the time.
The features of a pc are processing power is more than consoles. Uses a hard drive for storage. Can play complex games but requires developers to specifically make games so they can run on a range of computers. Need to configure machine to use it efficiently.
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| IBM Model 5150 PC |
In 1977 Apple made the Apple II. A personal computer designed for games. Over 300 games were produced for the Apple II and it was very popular.It used floppy discs which could store data in metal discs.It had a colour display and could be upgraded. The main feature was you could connect to a television so families could use it.
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| Apple II PC |
The first IBM pc was model 5150 in 1981. It had a floppy and cassette system. This was when other companies were making clones of the pc's and selling them which made them expensive. In the 1980's though there was a price drop in pc's which made them a competition for consoles. The advantage of the pc was online capability , hardware could be upgraded , more sophisticated user interface , more accuate controls ( mouse and keyboard) which made games like FPS and RTS. This was the rise of home game computer.
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| Sinclair Spectrum |
In 1982 the Sinclair Spectrum was released which developed the home computer and could be used to program the computer. Also in 1986 the Commodore 64 was released. This was sold as a pc and a game console. It had a modem for online play and expansion slots to upgrade. It used a tape machine to load games up.17 million units were sold. The game Sentinel which was released for the Commodore 64 used a 3d environment which was advanced for the time.
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| Commodore 64 |
The features of a pc are processing power is more than consoles. Uses a hard drive for storage. Can play complex games but requires developers to specifically make games so they can run on a range of computers. Need to configure machine to use it efficiently.
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| Micro Processor |
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Game Consoles
Timeline
First Generation 1972 - 1976
Fifth Generation 1994 - 1999
The fifth generation of consoles started with the Playstation 1 and the Sega Saturn. The Ps1 was very powerful. It had a 3d processor and this made Final Fantasy 7 which was the best selling game. It had a high capacity storage and used memory cards to store save games. The controller was digital/analogue as they soon brought out a second control with analogue after seeing the N64 use it. The Nintendo 64 which was released in 1996 wasn't as powerful as the Ps1 but still had 3d games Mario 64 was the launch title and is still one of the most popular games.It also had a remake on the Nintendo DS. This influenced all consoles after to make a powerful 3d game
Sixth Generation 1999 - 2006
In 1999 Sega released the Dreamcast which didn't sell very well due to lack of games and the time it was released. Shortly after the Playstation 2 , Xbox and the Gamecube all came out in 2001.. The most influential was the Playstation 2. It was marketed as more than a game console which could play Dvd's and play music. It built on the success of the Ps1 which meant it sold millions of units across the world.The performance of 3d games dramatically increased with the Ps2 and Xbox. The Ps2 was backward compatible which meant you could play Ps1 games on it. This was a good idea which Sony and Microsoft sort of used with they seventh gen consoles.
Seventh Generation 2006 - Present
The seventh gen is the current generation of consoles. This includes the Playstation 3 , Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii. The most inovitive was the Nintendo Wii which introduced motion control. Sony and Microsoft soon copied this idea bringing out the Playstation Move and the Kinect. The marketing strategy of the Wii was that it could be played by the whole family and not just young males. The Ps3 and Xbox 360 both stepped up the graphics for games featuring HD games in either 720p or 1080p. This was a huge step for the graphics since televisions were going HD aswell. Another big step was wireless controllers which used bluetooth to connect. The advantage of this was mainly with motion controls as you could move around with out focusing on wires.
Eighth Generation Unknown
There has been some talk of a next genertion. There has been announced a Nintendo Wii U which uses a tablet control wit a touch screen. It also has HD graphics but thats all thats been announced. There is also rumours about a Xbox 720 and a Playstation 4.
Online Capabilities
All three of the seventh generation consoles have online capabilities. The Playstation 3 has Playstation Network (PSN). Xbox 360 has Xbox Live and Wii has a friend code system. The playstation and Wii are free but the xbox you have to have a subscription to play online with other players. The online has changed since the xbox and ps2 and has become common for most console users. Also now instead of just playing online you can talk to friends, download games from the store , stream movies and listen to music. All these you couldn't do on previous consoles.
Next Generations
The next generation of consoles could have anything in them. From the way there going not much is going to change though. The main change is the hardware. They will have pc level graphics to compete and run even better looking and bigger games.Most games might be digital and not use discs.
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In 1972 the pong machine was released. It used analogue controls with a black and white display. Since it was one of the first console out it had simple sound and graphics and used a fixed number of games which were basically variations of pong.
Also the Magnavox Odyssey was released in 1972. It was a bit more advanced that the pong console. It used some colour and came with plastic sheets to put over the television to add colour. It was used as a marketing scheme to sell televisions saying you could play the console on it. It didn't work very well though as it didn't sell and made a loss. The limitations of these consoles were the processing power. Since you couldn't output colour with the av. output then it was limited to the graphics. This was a problem because with colour you could easily distinguish different objects , characters ect.
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| Magnavox Odyssey |
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| Pong Console |
Second Generation 1976 - 1983
The second generation of consoles started off with the Fairchild Channel F which was the first game to use roms on a cartridge. Soon after in 1977 the Atari 2600 was released and is one of the most popular consoles ever. It used a cartridge for the fames and had a lot of 3rd party games which started other game developers making games. It had a digital/analogue controller and used the ariel input in the television which wasn't the best quality to use. The most popular games for this console were Pacman , Missle Command and Pitfall. These were the best selling games. These were the only consoles in the second generation.
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| Fairchild Channel F |
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| Atari 2600 |
The Video Game Crash 1983 - 1985
The video game crash was big hit on the video game industry. It was caused by very repetitive games and them all being the same. Also it was because they were boring. As a result of the many consoles , poor quality games , competition from computers and loss of publishing control ,companies stopped making games. Companies were making too big of a loss to carry on making games. One of these games was E.T. by Atari which sold very badly and Atari lost loads of money and had one hundred million dollar loss.
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| E.T game by Atari |
Third Generation 1983 - 1988
There was only one console in the third generation and that was the Nintendo Entertainment System by Nintendo. It was the first console to use composite video which made the quality of the graphics a lot better. The resolution was 256 by 240. The launch title was Mario Bros and was extremely popular and made a series that has sold millions over the years.
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| Nintendo Entertainment System |
Fourth Generation 1988 - 1994
The fourth generation of consoles brought the Sega Mega Drive (Aka Genesis). It had a composite/RCA output which increased the quality even more. It had a resolution of 320 by 448 .The thing that made this console popular was it was backward compatible with the previous Sega console. This made other companies start doing that with their consoles but recently companies have stopped doing that. The most popular game was Sonic which became another big franchise next to Nintendo competing with Mario. In the console it had a special 3d chip which made the 3d capabilities a lot better . Also in the fourth generation was the Super Nintendo Entertainment System which was the sequal to the Nintendo Entertainment System. This was just as popular and is still played today.
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| Sega Mega Drive/Genesis |
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| Super Nintendo |
Fifth Generation 1994 - 1999
The fifth generation of consoles started with the Playstation 1 and the Sega Saturn. The Ps1 was very powerful. It had a 3d processor and this made Final Fantasy 7 which was the best selling game. It had a high capacity storage and used memory cards to store save games. The controller was digital/analogue as they soon brought out a second control with analogue after seeing the N64 use it. The Nintendo 64 which was released in 1996 wasn't as powerful as the Ps1 but still had 3d games Mario 64 was the launch title and is still one of the most popular games.It also had a remake on the Nintendo DS. This influenced all consoles after to make a powerful 3d game
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| Playstation 1 |
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| Nintendo 64 |
Sixth Generation 1999 - 2006
In 1999 Sega released the Dreamcast which didn't sell very well due to lack of games and the time it was released. Shortly after the Playstation 2 , Xbox and the Gamecube all came out in 2001.. The most influential was the Playstation 2. It was marketed as more than a game console which could play Dvd's and play music. It built on the success of the Ps1 which meant it sold millions of units across the world.The performance of 3d games dramatically increased with the Ps2 and Xbox. The Ps2 was backward compatible which meant you could play Ps1 games on it. This was a good idea which Sony and Microsoft sort of used with they seventh gen consoles.
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| Playstation 2 |
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| Xbox |
Seventh Generation 2006 - Present
The seventh gen is the current generation of consoles. This includes the Playstation 3 , Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii. The most inovitive was the Nintendo Wii which introduced motion control. Sony and Microsoft soon copied this idea bringing out the Playstation Move and the Kinect. The marketing strategy of the Wii was that it could be played by the whole family and not just young males. The Ps3 and Xbox 360 both stepped up the graphics for games featuring HD games in either 720p or 1080p. This was a huge step for the graphics since televisions were going HD aswell. Another big step was wireless controllers which used bluetooth to connect. The advantage of this was mainly with motion controls as you could move around with out focusing on wires.
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| Xbox 360 and Ps3 |
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| Nintendo Wii |
Eighth Generation Unknown
There has been some talk of a next genertion. There has been announced a Nintendo Wii U which uses a tablet control wit a touch screen. It also has HD graphics but thats all thats been announced. There is also rumours about a Xbox 720 and a Playstation 4.
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| Wii U |
Next Generations
The next generation of consoles could have anything in them. From the way there going not much is going to change though. The main change is the hardware. They will have pc level graphics to compete and run even better looking and bigger games.Most games might be digital and not use discs.
Sources:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_(video_game)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_video_game_crash_of_1983
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_(console)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_64
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_U
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