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Claremont Colleges Scholarship @ Claremont CMC Senior Theses CMC Student Scholarship 2014 A Lo ok into the Industry of Video Games Past, Present, and Yet to Come Chad Hadzinsky Claremont McKenna College Re ommended Citation Hadzinsky, Chad, A L ook into the Industry of Video Games Past, Present, and Yet to Come (2014). CM C Senior Theses. Paper 842. /cmc_theses/842 This Open A ess Senior Thesis is brought to you by Scholarship@Claremont. It has been a epted for inclusion in this ollection by an authorized administrator. For more information, please ontact scholarship@ u .. Claremont McKenna College A Look into the Industry of Video Games Past, Present, and Yet to Come SUBMITTED TO Professor Arthur Lee AND DEAN NICHOLAS WARNER BY Chad Alexander Hadzinsky for SENIOR THESIS 2014 April 28th Abstract Since its inception, the video game industry has been both a new medium for art and innovation as well as a major driving force in the advancements of many technologies. The often overlooked video game industry has turned from a hobby to a multi-billion dollar industry in its short, forty year life. People of all ages and genders across the world are playing video games at a higher clip than ever before. With so many new gamers and emerging technologies, it is an exciting time for the industry. The landscape is constantly changing and successful business models of the past will need to find ways to adapt if they wish to remain successful in the growing industry. Looking at how past trends and techn