1. By Katie Powell

2.  1977: the Atari VCS
 1985: the Nintendo (NES)
 1989: Sega Genesis
 1995: PlayStation
 2001: Xbox
 2006: Nintendo Wii

3.  1977 the Atari VCS
was released
 First successful
console with
interchangeable
cartridges
 128 bytes RAM
 4 KB (max) cartridges
ROM
 Updated Atari 2600
released in 1982,
came with two joystick
controllers, a pair of
paddle controllers,
and one cartridge
game (“Combat”)

4.  1985 Nintendo (NES)
released
 Set standards for
game design and
controller designs
 8-bit CPU console
 16K RAM
 52 colors on display
palette

5.  Released in 1989
 Became new console
king by 1992
 Had three different
models
 Model 1 (right) 16-
bit CPU
 16 MB ROM, 64KB
RAM, 512 colors
 Uses GPU
 Known for CD-ROM
format

6.  Released 1995 in US
 32-bit CPU
 3D graphics
 16.7 million colors
 512 KB ROM
 Parallax scrolling
(imitation of
simultaneous
background)
 Faster, better graphics,
more memory increases
competition in industry

7.  Released 2001
 Built-in hard disk drive
(eliminated need for memory
cards)
 Xbox Live created online
community; better game play
w/ Internet/download content
on console
◦ Wired ethernet
 32-bit CPU
 64MB RAM
 Dolby Digital encoding
 DVD-ROM- 3.5 inch hard drive
 AV Multi Out port for
composite video, component
video, separate video, and
SCART
 2nd worst video game
controller

8.  Released 2006
 Motion sensor game-play
 Wireless controller,
detects movement in 3D
 WiiConnect24- users
remain connected to
Internet while console on
standby (send messages)
 88 MB main memory
 512 MB internal flash
memory
 SD memory card slot
(external storage)
 PowerPC based “Broadway”
CPU
 AV Multi Out port

9.  Microsoft introduces Kinect for XBox 360
 Controller-free gaming
 Webcam-style add on to Xbox 360 console
 Natural user interface
 Kinect sensor RGB camera,depth sensor, multi-
array microphone
 Sensor reaches up to 11ft distance
 Track up to 6 people
 Headset-free party chat
 Video at rate of 30 Hz
 Angular view of 57 degrees (horiz), 43 degrees (vert)
 4 microphone capsules

11.  Announcement

12.  Kinect uses “true technology that science
fiction hasn’t even written about.” – Peter
Molyneux
 Creators of Kinect have incorporated New
Media and its technology in it
 Consumers of Kinect interact with this
technology
 Gaming has been brought to a whole new
level of intelligence and interaction

13.  Would you consider purchasing Kinect for
Xbox?
 If not, why?