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 \n03:49 Plash INfeRnG¹200*P4-AFJ-802  \n\n|  |  | 1  \u003Cbr>135   |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |\n\nNO LONGER PROPERTY OFANYTHINK LIBRARIES/RANGEVIEW LIBRARY DISTRICT  \nESPORT5  \nGAME O!  \nPioneers in  \nE-5ports  \nby Meg Marquardt  \nFor information regarding Norwood House Press,please visit our website at:www.norwoodhousepress.com or call 866-565-2900.  \nPHOTO CREDITS:Cover:◎Jae C.Hong/AP Images;◎ Atmosphere1/Shutterstock Images,9;◎ CTRPhotos/iStockphoto,6;◎Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Images,25;◎ Interfoto/Alamy,5;◎ Jae C.Hong/AP Images,15;◎Jndsb/lmaginechina/AP Images,27;◎ Leonel Calara/Shutterstock Images,21,39,40;◎ Mano Kors/Shutterstock Images,33;◎ OHishiapply/Shutterstock Images,19;◎ Pe3k/Shutterstock Images,13;◎Przemek Tokar/Shutterstock Images,22;◎Pumkinpie/Alamy,36;◎ Roman Kosolapov/Shutterstock Images,28;◎Yuri Kageyama/AP Images,35  \nContent Consultant:Phill Alexander,assistant professor of games,Armstrong Institute for Interactive MediaStudies,Miami University,Ohio  \n◎2019 by Norwood House Press  \nAll rights reserved.  \nNo part of this book may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher.  \n\n| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA  \u003Cbr>Names:Marquardt,Meg,author.  \u003Cbr>Title:Pioneers in E-sports/by Meg Marquardt.  \u003Cbr>Description:Chicago,Illinois:Norwood House Press,2018.|Series:  \u003Cbr>E-sports:game on!|Includes bibliographical references and index.  \u003Cbr>Identifiers:LCCN 2018004328(print)|LCCN 2018003218(ebook)|ISBN  \u003Cbr>9781684042630(ebook)|ISBN 9781599539645(hardcover:alk.paper)  \u003Cbr>Subjects:LCSH:Video games--History--Juvenile literature.|Video games  \u003Cbr>industry--History--Juvenile literature.  \u003Cbr>Classification:LCC GV1469.3(print)|LCC GV1469.3.M37282018(ebook)|DDC  \u003Cbr>794.8--dc23  \u003Cbr>LC record available at https://ccn.loc.gov/2018004328   |\n| --- |\n\nCONTENT5  \nChapter 1:The First Battle  \nChapter 2:Breakout Stars  \nChapter 3:Behind the Scenes  \nChapter 4:Beyond the Games  \nGlossary  \nFor More Information  \nIndex  \nAbout the Author  \n# The First Battle\n\nne of the world's first video games was invented in1952.Called Noughts and Crosses,it was basicallya digital version of tic-tac-toe.Players could onlycompete against their computers.It might not seem superexciting,but games like this opened the door for what isknown today as E-Sports.  \nTwenty yearslater,a new kind ofbattle took placein the computerscience building atStanford University.The battleground?Spacewar!Thisgame was invented  \n# DID YOU KNOU?\n\nStanford University is still home toa gaming scene.Today,the StanfordVideo Game Association hostsgaming tournaments and promotesgame design classes  \n灵        7?  \n员粱2  \n8222222  \nA family plays Atari's Space Invaders in 1978.Video games from the 1970s lookedmuch simpler than the games played today.  \nThe First Battle 5  \nThis joystick controller is used to play early Atari games.Atari offered one of the firsthome gaming consoles in the 1970s.  \n6 Pioneers in E-Sports","cbCaivpKDrNE2vhx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivpKDrNE2vhx","pdf",2907640,56,"English","# The First Battle\n## Did You Know?\n## Early Video Game Examples","[{\"question\":\"What early game is described as one of the world’s first video games?\",\"answer\":\"The chapter describes Noughts and Crosses, invented in 1952, as a digital version of tic-tac-toe.\"},{\"question\":\"Where did the “battle” involving Spacewar! 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