On July 8 we celebrate National Video Game Day (not to be confused with National Video Games Day on September 12). All of us have played video games at some point in our lives, and thus are likely to have video games that marked and defined our childhood.
This is a day to commemorate the games that have played a big
role in our lives, the art behind the making of such games, and the skill that
professional video game players have.
National Video Game Day Background
The
earliest record of a Video Games Day can be traced to Frank Cifaldi. He was an
employee of the Video Game History Foundation, back in 1991, when a Videogame
Day first appeared in Chase's Calendar of Events. The day was established as
July 8, and sponsored by someone named David Earle. Earle was the president of
Kid Video Warriors.
In fact, it
is very easy to put a date in Chase's Calendar. You simply need to submit it as
a sponsor, which means that Video Games Day is an unofficial holiday.
Eventually, in 1997, the date was changed to be celebrated on September 12, but
video games are so popular that aficionados continue to commemorate them on
both days.
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