Which is the world’s first video game? Is it the Cathode
Ray Tube Amusement device or is it Tennis for two or is it Pong or is it something else? It
is an ongoing debate which has numerous arguments to it.
It all boils down to what is considered as a video
game. Any game that is created using a computer and is displayed via a
monitor or any video device is a video game; in the literal sense. Some would
argue that any electronic game that is displayed using a video output device
can be called a video game.
Going by the last definition the Cathode
Ray Tube Amusement Device developed by physicists Thomas Toliver
Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann is the winner!
The game is loosely based on the radar
displays used during World War II. The duo filed for a patent on 25th
January 1947 which was issued on 14th December 1948. Thus, giving
birth to an industry that would later develop into a phenomenon!
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