Imidlalo ekwi-Intanethi yaqala kudala
Uqale nini umdlalo we-Intanethi? Hayi kwii-1990s zokuqala xa i-America ephambili yaqala ukufumana unxibelelwano lwe-Intanethi kumakhaya abo ngesantya esimangalisayo sokucofa isantya. Ngokwenyani, imidlalo ye-intanethi yaqala phantse kwiminyaka engamashumi amane eyadlulayo ngeminyaka yoo-1960 ngokwemidlalo emininzi yempambano. Kwaye, ngokungafaniyo nendalo enkulu, inkundla yomdlalo yaqala ukuphuma kumaziko emfundo eMelika iphela. Ezinye zeekholeji zokuqala ukwazisa imidlalo kwihlabathi yayiyi-MIT kunye neDyunivesithi yaseIllinois.
Inkqubo eyaziwa ngokuba yiPlato yayibaleka imidlalo enokudlalwa ngabantu eyathi yaphuhliselwa amandla ayo. Le midlalo ikhokelela ekubeni ithandwe ngokubanzi phakathi kwabafundi, itye iitoni zezixhobo zekhompyuter njengesiqhelo, yabethwa ngempama ngabaphathi, kwaye yavelisa umdlalo wasendle osenyanisweni. Eminye imidlalo yenzelwe inkqubo yePlato. Eminye yale midlalo yayiyeyabadlali abaninzi kwaye eminye yayingekho. Imidlalo emikhulu efana neAvatar kunye neenqwelomoya, kunye neemidlalo zokuqala zokulinganisa indiza zaziswa kwihlabathi ePlato. Olunye uhlobo lweemidlalo zohlobo lwe-trekkie lwaphuhliswa kweli qonga lomdlali wokuqala elinamandla.
Olunye uphuhliso olukhulu lomdlalo lwenzekile kwiziko lemfundo ngaphesheya kwechibi, eNgilane, kwiYunivesithi yase-Essex, kwii-1970s nakwii-1980s. Eyona nto idumileyo yokudlala ephume e-Essex yayiyi-Multi User Dungeon (Mud). Abantu eYunivesithi bawuthanda lo mdlalo, kwaye ukuthandwa kwawo kwaqala ukusasazeka kwihlabathi liphela njengoko abasebenzisi bafumana ukufikelela kwikhowudi yemithombo kwaye baqala ukwabelana ngesicelo nabo bonke abadlali ababaziyo. Imidlalo yasimahla yokudlala inetyala kakhulu kule nkqubo imnandi kwangoko.
Kwii-1980s zokuqala, ookopolotyeni baqala ukubona amathuba okufumana lonke ulutsha kwihlabathi likhoboka kwiimveliso zabo. Umbutho ogama lingu Kesmai uphuhlise imidlalo yeCompuserve kwaye bebonke baqala ukukhonza imveliso enkulu njengeIqithi zaseKesmai neMegawars 1. umsebenzisi ngokusisiseko kwakufuneka ahlawule ngeyure yokudlala eminye yale midlalo yokuqala, kwaye iCompuserve yayiqhuma Ukuhlawulwa amaxabiso amahle angaphaya kweedola ezilishumi ngeyure yokudlala umdlalo.
Ngama-1980, emva kokuphumelela kweKesmai kunye neCompuserve, imboni yezemidlalo yayiqala ukuphuma. iinkampani ezinje ngeGenerali yoMbane kunye neKhompyuter yeQuantum beziqala ukubonelela ngemirhumo yarhoqo ngenyanga yokufikelela kwimidlalo yabo yenirvana. I-Kesmai kweli nqanaba yaqala ukuphakamisa indawo yokudlala xa baqala ukwazisa uluntu lokudlala kwiQhawe loMkhosi woMoya. Inkampani izise i-gamers Stellar Warrior kunye ne-Stellar Emperor. I-Quantaum yazisa i-kasino ka-Rabbit Jack ngeli xesha.
Iminyaka engamashumi asibhozo emva kwexesha ibone ukuziswa kweAppleLink yiQuantum yabasebenzisi bekhompyuter yeApple II, kwaye abazali kuyo yonke indawo baqala ukukhwaza abantwana babo ukuba babaleke kwimidlalo. Kwaye abazali babenyanisile, ngaphandle kokuba uyokuya kusebenza kwishishini lokudlala, kwaye ke mhlawumbi wenze okungaphezulu kunabazali bakho.