Not only was it the first graphical adventure video game but Atari’s ‘Adventure‘ was also the first to feature an ‘Easter egg’ (a purposely hidden secret in a game) that could be discovered by players. The back story is that Atari wouldn’t give game designers public credit for their work.

DID YOU KNOW A wash aka the Corgi shuffle or a scramble is often made at the beginning of a card game when the deck is still in the order it was packaged in. Washing is done so everyone (players and dealer alike) are satisfied that they’re about to play in a fair game.

How do you control the characters in your video games? In the beginning it was Gunpei Yokoi who imaginated how LCD technology in a calculator might be used to create a miniature game.

How do fast-paced video games affect the brain? Step into the lab with cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier to hear surprising news about how video games, even action-packed shooter games, can help us learn, focus and fascinatingly, multi-task. Stereotypically, first person shooters have a poor reputation when it comes to how they affect gamers.