Crash Course video teaches us about the first home consoles that came out in the 1970s through Atari and Mattel. [7:22]

Introduction to Crash Course Games series featuring Andre Meadows in which we learn about the history and science of the video game industry. This video explores what a game actually is, who plays them, and what they are doing to us as a...

Crash Course video with Andre Meadows teaches us about the video game industry and the significance of Atari building their business by bringing video games into homes. [10:18]

Crash Course video discusses the video game market of the 1980s and takes us through the boom and bust history of game sales. [10:50]

This video focuses on PlayStation and its counterparts. By the mid-90s the video game industry was booming. In 1994, Sony introduced their PlayStation console which coupled cutting-edge technologies with great games. In the 90's the Sega...

This video focuses on MMORPGs - or Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games. These games, usually found on PCs, are often nicknamed "life-games" as they have no definitive ending. MMORPGs trace their histories back to early...

This video [11:59] episode of Crash Course Games focuses on open world games. Open world games are different than most video games because although they often have goals and tasks, they usually encourage what is known as "emergent...

This final video [9:32] lesson on gaming focuses on the future of gaming. This episode is going to be a bit more speculative than we're used to, but we're going to do our best to recap what we've learned throughout this series and try to...

This video focuses on casual gaming. In the mid-2000s, lots of Internet-accessible devices became available and with them, gaming would expand to a new audience. It focuses on two types of games that are found on these devices, social...

Learn about and discuss this interactive game which allows real people to be involved in developing Boston's Chinatown. Creating political alliances, meeting together, and networking while facing language and monetary barriers are some...