Wow. I never even knew this person existed. Two factors in this article fascinated me: the fact that the Odyssey had no software and ran solely on the hardware and that his patents are now nearly ubiquitous to gaming. The latter was especially interesting because I can just imagine Baer swimming in cash from all his patents. The gaming scene has boomed over the past decade and will continue to grow exponentially, so the amount of money he would make without putting in additional work is really hard to comprehend, although he is dead. Also, I think this article really shows how even an idea can become "big". Patents are essentially ideas or inventions.
It's cool how this guy started something that is still improving and being used today. My cousin plays the same thing as my uncle who played the same thing that Baer created in the 80s. Its weird how he created something that outlasts himself and will continue to improve. Tristen Cara, pd 3
I believe that what this man has done for the modern world cannot be expressed in simple terms. He is the reason there exists a 90 Billion dollar world wide industry in which millions and maybe Billions of people utilize everyday. For all the people who thought his ideas were time wasting...they are the people who will never see the full potential of anything. People like Mr Baer push the world of ech further and further everyday and because of them we are advancing so rapidly. Video Games today generate more money than the sports industry and the entertainment industry combined. GTA for example sold 1 billion in revenue within its first 3 days of release. - Yash Shah pd 8
It's very intriguing to hear the story of a man who started something that's become so large and influential today. I didn't realize how much the industry has grown and finding out that it's become worth 90 billion dollars today is amazing. I liked the story of how he worked so hard to make the system with his engineers, building up to seven prototypes. I think the gaming industry will continue to grow immensely and I think Ralph H. Baer deserves more credit for having contributed so much to it.
Its fascinating how much the gaming world has grown in just 60 years or so. This man created something that we see as a bulky piece of metal that displays horrible pixilated graphics on our HD tv's because we are so used to consoles such as Xbox and Playstation that are a lot smaller and display a lot better picture resolution. Although Most of the finical success he had came from suing other companies thats fine and completely legal. But its amazing how this man has not been honored world wide for his amazing invention which led to more advanced game consoles. The Video Game industry has grown so much that they are now giving away college scholar ships for being a professional gamer all because of one mans obsession over a big metal box and a bunch of dots. DP pd 3
Wow, I am shocked that I have never heard of this man, Ralph H. Baer, before. He transformed an aspect of technology and he should definitely be remembered for his invention. Kids around the world should be thankful to Mr. Baer for inventing the first home video game system because he created their favorite pastime. He was a very successful man and commemorated by George Bush and he is even in the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He is a great man as well because he donated his early collection of game hardware to a museum. He was a great man and it is quite amazing that he came up with such a technological advance.
Wow, I never thought about one of the creators of video games even though I've been surrounded by them pretty much my whole life. It's amazing how that's where it starts off and how much people add and build on it to make what we have in today's world.
Wow. I never even knew this person existed. Two factors in this article fascinated me: the fact that the Odyssey had no software and ran solely on the hardware and that his patents are now nearly ubiquitous to gaming. The latter was especially interesting because I can just imagine Baer swimming in cash from all his patents. The gaming scene has boomed over the past decade and will continue to grow exponentially, so the amount of money he would make without putting in additional work is really hard to comprehend, although he is dead. Also, I think this article really shows how even an idea can become "big". Patents are essentially ideas or inventions.
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It's cool how this guy started something that is still improving and being used today. My cousin plays the same thing as my uncle who played the same thing that Baer created in the 80s. Its weird how he created something that outlasts himself and will continue to improve.
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I believe that what this man has done for the modern world cannot be expressed in simple terms. He is the reason there exists a 90 Billion dollar world wide industry in which millions and maybe Billions of people utilize everyday. For all the people who thought his ideas were time wasting...they are the people who will never see the full potential of anything. People like Mr Baer push the world of ech further and further everyday and because of them we are advancing so rapidly. Video Games today generate more money than the sports industry and the entertainment industry combined. GTA for example sold 1 billion in revenue within its first 3 days of release. - Yash Shah pd 8
ReplyDeleteIt's very intriguing to hear the story of a man who started something that's become so large and influential today. I didn't realize how much the industry has grown and finding out that it's become worth 90 billion dollars today is amazing. I liked the story of how he worked so hard to make the system with his engineers, building up to seven prototypes. I think the gaming industry will continue to grow immensely and I think Ralph H. Baer deserves more credit for having contributed so much to it.
ReplyDeleteIts fascinating how much the gaming world has grown in just 60 years or so. This man created something that we see as a bulky piece of metal that displays horrible pixilated graphics on our HD tv's because we are so used to consoles such as Xbox and Playstation that are a lot smaller and display a lot better picture resolution. Although Most of the finical success he had came from suing other companies thats fine and completely legal. But its amazing how this man has not been honored world wide for his amazing invention which led to more advanced game consoles. The Video Game industry has grown so much that they are now giving away college scholar ships for being a professional gamer all because of one mans obsession over a big metal box and a bunch of dots.
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Wow, I am shocked that I have never heard of this man, Ralph H. Baer, before. He transformed an aspect of technology and he should definitely be remembered for his invention. Kids around the world should be thankful to Mr. Baer for inventing the first home video game system because he created their favorite pastime. He was a very successful man and commemorated by George Bush and he is even in the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He is a great man as well because he donated his early collection of game hardware to a museum. He was a great man and it is quite amazing that he came up with such a technological advance.
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Wow, I never thought about one of the creators of video games even though I've been surrounded by them pretty much my whole life. It's amazing how that's where it starts off and how much people add and build on it to make what we have in today's world.
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