The Social Evolution of Gaming [Infographic]
The true gaming geek will already know that the world of games has come a long way, baby. From the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972 to mobile phone game apps like Angry Birds, the transition from solitary nerd-dom to an outright party has been made in the last 40 or so years.
That being said, there’s sure a lot that’s happened in between. Our favorite online video-based social gaming platform, Rounds, brings you the social evolution of gaming … and with the recent news of Rounds reaching 1 million active users, they know what they’re talking about.
Let’s take a look at the progress social gaming on all platforms and in all styles in this infographic.
The Magnavox Odyssey wasn’t single player. In fact, you couldn’t play single player. There were three knobs to turn for each player making playing both side next to impossible. I know, I tried.