Pixels

A pixel, meaning picture element, is a point in a picture comprised of one colour. Pictures are made up of thousands, sometimes millions, of pixels. When these pixels are put together they appear to be connected and make a picture. Depending on the amount of pixels and the quality of the display system the resolution [...]

History of video games

Eventually game designers realised that there was only one thing missing from games, a story. A game, much like a film, needs a story to connect with the player. To make a story the designers needed a hero but were only held back by the amount a processing power in the early 70’s. Shigeru Miyamoto, [...]