The document provides a history of video games from their origins in the 1940s to the present day. It discusses the evolution of video game consoles through eight generations. It then provides overviews of three popular computer games: StarCraft, Diablo, and Lineage. StarCraft is described as a influential real-time strategy game set in a science fiction universe. Diablo is an action role-playing game that takes place in a dark fantasy world. Lineage is a medieval-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game that was most popular in Korea and other Asian markets.