Spacewar!' and the Birth of Video Games

By J.G. Newman Spacewar! (1962) was the first video game the way that Little Richard was the first rock star. Both wrote a fairly complete rulebook for a future worldwide obsession, yet were known to such niche (or, in Richard’s case, unfairly marginalized) audiences that they now play footnote to the Pongs and Presleys of…

Spacewar! The Dot Eaters

I always thought Pong (1972) was the first videogame, but apparently several came before it, like SpaceWar (1962), Computer Space (1971), and Bertie the Brain (1950) to name a few. But what

The genesis of PC gaming: the PDP-1 and Spacewar!

Spacewar! Creators Honored as AIAS' Pioneer Award Recipients

Video Games By: Kathy Fergus & Yen Dang. Computer & Video Game History  1952 A.S. Douglas created first graphic computer game of tic- tac-toe  William. - ppt download

Spacewar! The Dot Eaters

The history of video games goes as far back as the 1940s-195 by Kyle Bamber

Arcade game:Space War — Google Arts & Culture

Spacewar! History - Analogue