The beginnings of the modern video game industry can be traced to these two individuals, whose foresight and vision re-defined the concept of play for generations. Alcorn, a technologist based in Silicon Valley, is most notably remembered for the development of PONG, which cemented the place of video games in American culture. That unit ultimately was adapted to become the commercial product known as the Magnavox Odyssey. Baer, the serial inventor often referenced as the Father of Video Games, was best known for creating the first ever video game system in the 1960s, which he called the Brown Box. Baer and Al Alcorn as its seventh and eighth Pioneer Award recipients for their seminal work and contributions to the interactive entertainment industry. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) will induct Ralph H. The game’s coin box filled up over and over again, and they knew they had a big hit.Inventors of the Magnavox Odyssey and PONG to be Inducted at the 18 th D.I.C.E. They put it into Andy Capps’ Tavern in Sunnyvale, Calif. They decided to put it in a cabinet and mount a coin box on it. When it was done, Bushnell thought it played well. He had to figure out how to get the score digits to work. He started in June, 1972, and it took him three months. But Alcorn was convinced he had to do a good job on the game. The contract didn’t actually exist, as it was just a training exercise. Back in the early 1970s, he got together with Nolan Bushnell to create coin-operated video games, such as an arcade version of the early game Spacewar! Bushnell asked Alcorn to make a simple ping pong game, a version of the Magnavox Odyssey’s tennis game, under a contract from General Electric. Register today.Īllan Alcorn is a one of the wizards of Atari and one of the fathers of the video game industry. Interested in learning what's next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next.
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