Video games: from Pong to the PS5

First generation 1972-1980: From the arcade to the living room

Second generation 1976-1982: The heyday and collapse of the video game industry

Third generation 1983-1990: 8-bits and the Far East

Fourth generation 1987-1996: More detailed and realistic animation

Fifth generation 1993-1999: The advent of the CD-ROM and the LAN Party

Sixth generation 1998-2005: Polygons, textures, and multiplayer online games

Seventh generation 2004-2012: The video game as art

Eighth generation 2011-2021: Motion capture and virtual reality

Ninth generation 2020-: Imagination becomes reality.