This is a history of the evolution of games beginning with dice and proceeding to computer games. It was created for a military simulation and serious games audience, so has that specific bias.
Because of the heavy use of graphics, it is a very large file - about 67MB. I am sharing it for others to use as an educational resource.
1. A History of Games from Dice to Computers Roger Smith US Army PEO STRI [email_address] http://www.peostri.army.mil/CTO Approved for Public Release. Security and OPSEC Review Completed: No Issues. Defense GameTech Users’ Conference 10-11 March 2009, Orlando, FL
66. Home Game Consoles, 1972 Magnavox Odyssey, 1972 Atari 2600, 1983 Nintendo Entertainment System, 1984 Super NES, 1991 Sega Genesis, 1989 Sega Saturn, 1994 Sony Playstation, 1995 Nintendo 64, 1996 Sega Dreamcast, 1998 Playstation 2, 2000 Game Cube, 2001 Microsoft X-Box, 2001 X-Box 360, 2005 Playstation 3, 2006 Nintendo Wii, 2006
This is just one history of games. It is distinctly focused on building a story that arrives at the emergence of serious games in the 1990’s and early 2000’s, and in particular their use in the military. The slides have been released publicly to serve as a resource for telling this story and for improving it by the contributions and reuse by many authors.