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History
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Devices of Wonder: From the World in a Box to Images on a Screen 
 "Discover the surprising and seductive ancestors of modern cinema, cyborgs, computers, and other optical devices" in this Getty Museum exhibition. Connecting to this eclectic array of amusements, dating from the 17th century up to the present, is a fascinating and suitably modern way to observe the links between new technologies and the entertainments of centuries ago. Relic-like names such as "thaumatrope," "physionotrace," and "wunderkammer" add an otherworldliness to these automata, games, and visual diversions. http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/devices/choice.html Topics: Games & Puzzles Last updated Dec 27, 2002 Hampshire Museums and Archives: Toys and Games
Images and brief descriptions of toys from the 18th century to the present in the collection of the Hampshire Museums and Archives (UK). Toys profiled include dolls (wooden, porcelain, rag, and others), teddy bears, soft toys, games and puzzles, toy cars and trains, models, and more. Also includes a brief history of toys and a collection policy for the museums. http://www3.hants.gov.uk/childhood-collections Topics: Games & Puzzles, Hobbies Last updated Jul 11, 2007 History of Toys
This exhibit on toy and game history features a timeline (4000 B.C. to the 1990s), essays on inventors (such as Parker Brothers and Milton Bradley) and toys (Barbie dolls, crayons, and teddy bears), and a quiz. From the website for the History Channel. http://www.history.com/content/toys Topics: Games & Puzzles, Hobbies Last updated Nov 1, 2009 The History of Video Games
An illustrated timeline about video games through 2001 that highlights ironies, such as the fact that "Atari was an American company with a Japanese name, and the Japanese company Sega was started by an American. Magnavox, the company that started it all, is owned by Phillips, a company that is over a century old, and Nintendo, the company that made video games popular again, is just as old." Includes links to related sites. http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/hov/ Topics: Games & Puzzles Last updated Feb 28, 2005 Pastimes and Paradigms: Games We Play
This exhibition of "the evolution of games since 1800 ... includes a wide variety of antique and contemporary games, as well as rare books on rules, strategies, and recreation. Featured items include early nineteenth-century geographical board games; a Civil War game; suffrage games that garnered support in the battle for women's votes; a vintage Monopoly game; gambling punchboards; and a selection of games inspired by television programming." From Cornell University Library. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/games/ Topics: Games & Puzzles, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Mar 11, 2004 Video Games: Did They Begin at Brookhaven?
"The following account, written in 1981, tells how a Department of Energy research and development program led to the pioneering development of video games." Includes a video clip showing the "Tennis for Two" video game that was developed in 1958 by William Higinbotham at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. http://www.osti.gov/accomplishments/videogame.html Topics: Energy, Games & Puzzles Last updated Mar 1, 2005 World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF)
This federation is made up of the organizations that govern the flying disc sports of Ultimate, Disc golf, Freestyle, Guts, and DDC (Double Disc Court). The Web site has rules, regulations, organizational structure, world records, rankings, links, and a brief history of the development of the Frisbee and other flying discs. http://www.wfdf.org/ Topics: Games & Puzzles, Sports Last updated Apr 19, 2005 |
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