| The absolute earliest and first game to be played | | | | recreated and copied in many different arcade |
| on some type of a cathode ray tube, and use | | | | and home versions like Galaxy Wars and in |
| some type of computer, was a missile simulator | | | | variations like Asteroids. |
| type game played on circular screen that looked | | | | The First Publicly Released Game |
| much like the old radar screens used during World | | | | The first game released to the mass public was |
| War II. This game was created by Thomas T. | | | | called Computer Space. It was based on the |
| Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann in 1947. The | | | | Space War game and it was a coin operated |
| creation of this game was significant because it | | | | arcade style game created by Nolan Bushnell and |
| marks the beginning of a new age of cathode ray | | | | Ted Dabney. It was released in 1971. And in 1972 |
| tube and what they can be used for. Up until this | | | | they released the arcade game Pong which was a |
| point any display like this was simply used as | | | | big success. These games were the beginnings of |
| something to be seen. With this game a player | | | | the Atari Company. |
| could look at it and make changes to what | | | | Video Games Move onto the home Television Set |
| happened on it. It was interactive! | | | | The very first console video game system that |
| In 1952, what many consider to be the first | | | | could be played on a television set at home was |
| graphical game was created by A.S.Douglas and it | | | | the Magnavox Odyssey. It was designed by Ralph |
| was a tic-tac-toe game called OXO. Over the | | | | Baer and it was first released to the public in 1972 |
| course of the next two decades between the | | | | and It only met with limited success. In 1975 the |
| 1950's and 1960's a variety of other rudimentary | | | | real revolution in video games for the home |
| games started to make appearances with the | | | | began with the release of the home version of |
| use of large computers that were tube based. | | | | Pong by Atari. Atari landed an exclusive contract |
| One of the most notable was the game Tennis | | | | for 175,000 units with Sears who would market it |
| for two which was created by William | | | | and sell It in their stores. The game was a smash |
| Higinbotham in 1958. This game was played on an | | | | success for the 1975 Christmas season. One of |
| oscilloscope display. | | | | little thought about revolutions about this game |
| Video games start to become more sophisticated | | | | was that all the discrete wiring was designed into |
| and take on more realism in the 60's and the first | | | | a single chip which was the most advanced |
| game to do this was a game called Space War. It | | | | consumer electronics chip ever made until then. |
| was created for a Digital Equipment Corporation | | | | This opened up a whole new world of computer |
| computer and it was two spaceships (players) | | | | games. |
| that engaged in a shootout on a starry | | | | Video games have had an interesting history with |
| background. One of the significant things about | | | | a lot of different people contributing to their |
| this game was that the ships were in a gravity | | | | success. They have come a long way and there |
| well that affected how they moved and how the | | | | are no doubt many more interesting and exciting |
| player had to operate them. This game has been | | | | developments to come. |