Ask the average person in the street what kind of action gamers enjoy and you’ll probably get a distorted view. Many people think video gaming’s all about battling flesh-eating zombies or driving fast cars and trying to build up criminal empires.

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There are still debates about who and when the first game was created, but the year of appearance of the first game machine is known – 1940, and it was called Nimatron. It is worth mentioning three contenders for the title of the first computer game: Ralph Baer – the author of the idea of interactive television, A. S. Douglas – the man who wrote “Crosses and Poles”, William Higinbot – the creator of Tennis for two. Each of them has contributed to the history of video games and every self-respecting gamer should know their names, but there are many other personalities and companies worth hearing about.

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