Video game console

High school (ages 12+)
Making & Design

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/video-game-console

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the pioneering console?Magnavox Odyssey, 1972, introduced home video gaming
2. What is the key innovation?Interchangeable ROM cartridges, popularized by Atari 2600
3. What was the first home video game console?The first commercial home video game console was the Magnavox Odyssey, released in 1972.
4. Why did video games almost stop in 1983?In 1983, the video game crash happened because there were too many games and many were low quality, which made people lose interest.

System-on-a-Chip (SoC): An integrated circuit combining multiple components like CPU and GPU onto a single chip.
Solid-State Drive (SSD): A fast storage device that uses flash memory, significantly reducing game loading times.
Cloud Gaming: A service that streams video games from remote servers to a user's device.