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2023-11-18T07:24:29Z

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	In [[1970]], [[Sega]] released an electro-mechanical [[arcade]] game titled ''[[Jet Rocket]]'' that was the first [[flight simulator]] that gave players free-roaming opportunities.		In [[1970]], [[Sega]] released an electro-mechanical [[arcade]] game titled ''[[Jet Rocket]]'' that was the first [[flight simulator]] that gave players free-roaming opportunities.

	''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]'' was a [[text-based game\|text-based]] [[action-adventure game]] that was created by [[Gregory Yob]] and was published as [[Dartmouth BASIC]] [[source code]] on [[compact cassette\|tape~~]] by [[People's Computer Company~~]] for computers running the [[Dartmouth Time Sharing System]] in November [[1973]]. It expanded on earlier text-based games by People's Computer Company such as ''[[~~Caves~~]]''~~, which had multiple cave passages~~ set on a 10 by 10 grid. ''Hunt the Wumpus'' had cave passages set on the vertices of a dodecahedron, which allowed the caves to be more freely explored.		''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]'', or simply ''Wumpus'', was a [[text-based game\|text-based]] [[action-adventure game]] that was created by [[Gregory Yob]] and was published as [[Dartmouth BASIC]] [[source code]] in the [[People's Computer Company]] newsletter and on on [[compact cassette\|tape]] for computers running the [[Dartmouth Time Sharing System]] in November [[1973]].

			''Wumpus'' expanded on earlier text-based games by People's Computer Company such as ''[[Mugwump]]''. That project was a "hide and seek" game set in a 10-by-10 grid which was created by [[Bud Valenti]] and his students at [[Project SOLO]], expanded by [[Bob Albrecht]], and published in the PCC newsletter and on tape in April 1973.

			Gregory Yobb wanted to set the game apart from the simple "hide and seek" games, so ''Hunt the Wumpus'' had cave passages set on the vertices of a dodecahedron, which allowed the caves to be more freely explored.

	A text-based [[role-playing video game]] titled [[dnd]] was named after ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. It was released for [[PLATO]] [[computer]] system in [[1974]] and [[1975]] by [[Gary Whisenhunt]] and [[Ray Wood]], then extended by [[Dirk Pellett]] and [[Flint Pellett]] from [[1976]] to [[1985]]. It offered non-linear gameplay.		A text-based [[role-playing video game]] titled [[dnd]] was named after ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. It was released for [[PLATO]] [[computer]] system in [[1974]] and [[1975]] by [[Gary Whisenhunt]] and [[Ray Wood]], then extended by [[Dirk Pellett]] and [[Flint Pellett]] from [[1976]] to [[1985]]. It offered non-linear gameplay.

Jenni: add adventure influence

2023-11-18T03:04:32Z

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	A text-based [[role-playing video game]] titled [[dnd]] was named after ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. It was released for [[PLATO]] [[computer]] system in [[1974]] and [[1975]] by [[Gary Whisenhunt]] and [[Ray Wood]], then extended by [[Dirk Pellett]] and [[Flint Pellett]] from [[1976]] to [[1985]]. It offered non-linear gameplay.		A text-based [[role-playing video game]] titled [[dnd]] was named after ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. It was released for [[PLATO]] [[computer]] system in [[1974]] and [[1975]] by [[Gary Whisenhunt]] and [[Ray Wood]], then extended by [[Dirk Pellett]] and [[Flint Pellett]] from [[1976]] to [[1985]]. It offered non-linear gameplay.

	A text-based [[adventure game]] titled ''[[Colossal Cave Adventure]]'' was released on the [[ARPANET]] by [[Will Crowther]] from 1975 to 1976, then extended by [[Don Woods]] in [[1977]]. This game offered free exploration as there were many caves to explore in the colossal cave system.		''Hunt the Wumpus'' inspired a text-based [[adventure game]] titled ''[[Colossal Cave Adventure]]''. It was released on the [[ARPANET]] by [[Will Crowther]] from 1975 to 1976, then extended by [[Don Woods]] in [[1977]]. This game offered free exploration as there were many caves to explore in the colossal cave system.

	[[Sublogic]] released ''[[FS1 Flight Simulator]]'' for [[Apple 8]] in [[1979]]. This free-roaming flight simulation video game started Sublogic's flight simulators which were released by [[Microsoft]] as ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'' beginning in [[1982]].		[[Sublogic]] released ''[[FS1 Flight Simulator]]'' for [[Apple 8]] in [[1979]]. This free-roaming flight simulation video game started Sublogic's flight simulators which were released by [[Microsoft]] as ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'' beginning in [[1982]].

Jenni: add more info on Hunt the Wumpus

2023-11-18T03:02:07Z

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	In [[1970]], [[Sega]] released an electro-mechanical [[arcade]] game titled ''[[Jet Rocket]]'' that was the first [[flight simulator]] that gave players free-roaming opportunities.		In [[1970]], [[Sega]] released an electro-mechanical [[arcade]] game titled ''[[Jet Rocket]]'' that was the first [[flight simulator]] that gave players free-roaming opportunities.

	''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]'' was a [[text-based game\|text-based]] [[action-adventure game]] that was created by [[Gregory Yob]] and was published by [[People's Computer Company]] in [[1973]]. It ~~included~~ multiple ~~parts~~ of a ~~cave that could~~ be freely explored.		''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]'' was a [[text-based game\|text-based]] [[action-adventure game]] that was created by [[Gregory Yob]] and was published as [[Dartmouth BASIC]] [[source code]] on [[compact cassette\|tape]] by [[People's Computer Company]] for computers running the [[Dartmouth Time Sharing System]] in November [[1973]]. It expanded on earlier text-based games by People's Computer Company such as ''[[Caves]]'', which had multiple cave passages set on a 10 by 10 grid. ''Hunt the Wumpus'' had cave passages set on the vertices of a dodecahedron, which allowed the caves to be more freely explored.

	A text-based [[role-playing video game]] titled [[dnd]] was named after ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. It was released for [[PLATO]] [[computer]] system in [[1974]] and [[1975]] by [[Gary Whisenhunt]] and [[Ray Wood]], then extended by [[Dirk Pellett]] and [[Flint Pellett]] from [[1976]] to [[1985]]. It offered non-linear gameplay.		A text-based [[role-playing video game]] titled [[dnd]] was named after ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. It was released for [[PLATO]] [[computer]] system in [[1974]] and [[1975]] by [[Gary Whisenhunt]] and [[Ray Wood]], then extended by [[Dirk Pellett]] and [[Flint Pellett]] from [[1976]] to [[1985]]. It offered non-linear gameplay.

Jenni: fix 1973 link

2023-11-18T02:34:06Z

fix 1973 link

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	In [[1970]], [[Sega]] released an electro-mechanical [[arcade]] game titled ''[[Jet Rocket]]'' that was the first [[flight simulator]] that gave players free-roaming opportunities.		In [[1970]], [[Sega]] released an electro-mechanical [[arcade]] game titled ''[[Jet Rocket]]'' that was the first [[flight simulator]] that gave players free-roaming opportunities.

	''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]'' was a [[text-based game\|text-based]] [[action-adventure game]] that was created by [[Gregory Yob]] and was published by [[People's Computer Company]] in [[~~1983~~]]. It included multiple parts of a cave that could be freely explored.		''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]'' was a [[text-based game\|text-based]] [[action-adventure game]] that was created by [[Gregory Yob]] and was published by [[People's Computer Company]] in [[1973]]. It included multiple parts of a cave that could be freely explored.

	A text-based [[role-playing video game]] titled [[dnd]] was named after ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. It was released for [[PLATO]] [[computer]] system in [[1974]] and [[1975]] by [[Gary Whisenhunt]] and [[Ray Wood]], then extended by [[Dirk Pellett]] and [[Flint Pellett]] from [[1976]] to [[1985]]. It offered non-linear gameplay.		A text-based [[role-playing video game]] titled [[dnd]] was named after ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. It was released for [[PLATO]] [[computer]] system in [[1974]] and [[1975]] by [[Gary Whisenhunt]] and [[Ray Wood]], then extended by [[Dirk Pellett]] and [[Flint Pellett]] from [[1976]] to [[1985]]. It offered non-linear gameplay.

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2023-11-18T02:31:55Z

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	{{Infobox_Software \|		{{Infobox_Software \|
	software_name = Open world\|		software_name = Open world\|
	software_image = \|		software_image = [[File:Open world logo.png\|300px]]\|
	developer = See [[:Category:Open world video games\|open world video games]]\|		developer = See [[:Category:Open world video games\|open world video games]]\|
	publisher = See [[:Category:Open world video games\|open world video games]]\|		publisher = See [[:Category:Open world video games\|open world video games]]\|

Jenni: add Hunt the Wumpus

2023-11-18T02:24:49Z

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	In [[1970]], [[Sega]] released an electro-mechanical [[arcade]] game titled ''[[Jet Rocket]]'' that was the first [[flight simulator]] that gave players free-roaming opportunities.		In [[1970]], [[Sega]] released an electro-mechanical [[arcade]] game titled ''[[Jet Rocket]]'' that was the first [[flight simulator]] that gave players free-roaming opportunities.

	A [[text-based game\|text-based]] [[role-playing video game]] titled [[dnd]] was named after ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. It was released for [[PLATO]] [[computer]] system in [[1974]] and [[1975]] by [[Gary Whisenhunt]] and [[Ray Wood]], then extended by [[Dirk Pellett]] and [[Flint Pellett]] from [[1976]] to [[1985]]. It offered non-linear gameplay.		''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]'' was a [[text-based game\|text-based]] [[action-adventure game]] that was created by [[Gregory Yob]] and was published by [[People's Computer Company]] in [[1983]]. It included multiple parts of a cave that could be freely explored.

			A text-based [[role-playing video game]] titled [[dnd]] was named after ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. It was released for [[PLATO]] [[computer]] system in [[1974]] and [[1975]] by [[Gary Whisenhunt]] and [[Ray Wood]], then extended by [[Dirk Pellett]] and [[Flint Pellett]] from [[1976]] to [[1985]]. It offered non-linear gameplay.

	A text-based [[adventure game]] titled ''[[Colossal Cave Adventure]]'' was released on the [[ARPANET]] by [[Will Crowther]] from 1975 to 1976, then extended by [[Don Woods]] in [[1977]]. This game offered free exploration as there were many caves to explore in the colossal cave system.		A text-based [[adventure game]] titled ''[[Colossal Cave Adventure]]'' was released on the [[ARPANET]] by [[Will Crowther]] from 1975 to 1976, then extended by [[Don Woods]] in [[1977]]. This game offered free exploration as there were many caves to explore in the colossal cave system.
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	[[Sublogic]] released ''[[FS1 Flight Simulator]]'' for [[Apple 8]] in [[1979]]. This free-roaming flight simulation video game started Sublogic's flight simulators which were released by [[Microsoft]] as ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'' beginning in [[1982]].		[[Sublogic]] released ''[[FS1 Flight Simulator]]'' for [[Apple 8]] in [[1979]]. This free-roaming flight simulation video game started Sublogic's flight simulators which were released by [[Microsoft]] as ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'' beginning in [[1982]].

	''Colossal Cave Adventure'' inspired ''[[Adventure]]'' was released by [[Atari]] for [[Atari 2600]] in [[1980]]. This game was a medieval-themed fantasy game that featured quests within multiple freely-explorable castles.		''Colossal Cave Adventure'' inspired ''[[Adventure]]'', which was an action-adventure game released by [[Atari]] for [[Atari 2600]] in [[1980]]. This game was a medieval-themed fantasy game that featured quests within multiple freely-explorable castles.

	[[Category:Video game genres]]		[[Category:Video game genres]]

Jenni: start early history section

2023-11-18T02:01:59Z

start early history section

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{{Infobox_Software |
software_name = Open world|
software_image = |
developer = See [[:Category:Open world video games|open world video games]]|
publisher = See [[:Category:Open world video games|open world video games]]|
systems = See [[:Category:Open world video games|open world video games]]|
release = 1970-present|
added_to_museum = See [[:Category:Open world video games|open world video games]]|
}}
An '''open world''' in a [[video game]] is one that allows free exploration.

==Early history==
In [[1970]], [[Sega]] released an electro-mechanical [[arcade]] game titled ''[[Jet Rocket]]'' that was the first [[flight simulator]] that gave players free-roaming opportunities.

A [[text-based game|text-based]] [[role-playing video game]] titled [[dnd]] was named after ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. It was released for [[PLATO]] [[computer]] system in [[1974]] and [[1975]] by [[Gary Whisenhunt]] and [[Ray Wood]], then extended by [[Dirk Pellett]] and [[Flint Pellett]] from [[1976]] to [[1985]]. It offered non-linear gameplay.

A text-based [[adventure game]] titled ''[[Colossal Cave Adventure]]'' was released on the [[ARPANET]] by [[Will Crowther]] from 1975 to 1976, then extended by [[Don Woods]] in [[1977]]. This game offered free exploration as there were many caves to explore in the colossal cave system.

[[Sublogic]] released ''[[FS1 Flight Simulator]]'' for [[Apple 8]] in [[1979]]. This free-roaming flight simulation video game started Sublogic's flight simulators which were released by [[Microsoft]] as ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'' beginning in [[1982]].

''Colossal Cave Adventure'' inspired ''[[Adventure]]'' was released by [[Atari]] for [[Atari 2600]] in [[1980]]. This game was a medieval-themed fantasy game that featured quests within multiple freely-explorable castles.

[[Category:Video game genres]]