Videogames in Computer Space: The Complex History of Pong

Videogames in Computer Space: The Complex History of Pong

The earliest digital games emerged out of laboratories and research centers in the 1960s and 1970s. The intertwined histories of Nolan Bushnell's Computer Space and Pong illustrate the transition from these "university games" to accessible entertainment and educational games as well a...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE annals of the history of computing 2009-07, Vol.31 (3), p.5-19
1. Verfasser: Lowood, H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alcorn
Allan
Arcades
Baer
Bushnell
Computation
Computer & video games
computer games
Computer industry
Computer science
computer space
Digital
Education
Entertainment
Games
History
Keywords: history of computing
Laboratories
Logic circuits
Nolan
Pong
Programming profession
R&D
Ralph
Research & development
Signal generators
Software engineering
Space technology
Streaming media
television engineering
videogames
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Zusammenfassung:The earliest digital games emerged out of laboratories and research centers in the 1960s and 1970s. The intertwined histories of Nolan Bushnell's Computer Space and Pong illustrate the transition from these "university games" to accessible entertainment and educational games as well as the complicated historical relationship among the arcade, computer, and videogames.
ISSN:1058-6180
1934-1547
DOI:10.1109/MAHC.2009.53