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Ralph Baer, the creator of first video game console dies at 92

 

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/231730/Obituary_Ralph_Baer_father_of_video_games_passes_away.php

 

For the lazy bums

 

 

Ralph Baer, a true pioneer of video games, has passed away at the age of 92, Gamasutra can confirm via independent sources close to Baer.

Baer developed the very first console video game system, originally known as the Brown Box, but later licensed and sold as 1972's Magnavox Odyssey, which laid the foundation for video games as we know them today.

Baer, an engineer and inventor through and through, also developed the light gun, recognized as the very first peripheral for video game consoles, the interactive memory game, Simon, and other inventions.

He'd been widely recognized for his achievements throughout the course of his life, such as receiving the National Medal of Technology from President George W. Bush, and an induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

He also received a 2008 Game Developers Choice Pioneer Award (video above). "Thank you very much," he said at the time. "I appreciate the honor, and I'm still cranking out stuff. Goodbye."

 

Let's take a moment to appreciate this man's contribution to the world.

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you scared me for a moment.

when I saw 'father of video games' I thought Shigeru Miyamoto :pp

OP said 'said father of video games' the pioneer! he didnt say 'father of MODERN video games' he wasnt even old enough to drink when the first video game was invented. with that said tho.. NINTENDO! lol

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