1962
SPACEWAR!
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Image 5: Spacewar! on PDP-1
Spacewar! was created by Steve "Slug" Russell, a member of the Tech Model Railroad Club at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The game was such a huge success that the whole club got involved with Spacewar!, playing it and working to improve upon it.
The creation of Spacwar! exemplifies one of the first times that a culture had formed around a video game.
Image 5 Details:
Date: 1962
Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts
Physical Dimensions: PDP - 1 - 1.5 x 2.5 x 1 m
Subject Keywords: video games, technology, research, machine
Publisher: [N/A]
Usage: amusement, entertainment
Provider: Creative Commons
Photographer: Kenneth Lu
Original ID: [N/A]
Credits: Steve Russell
Copyright: [N/A]
Citation:
Bellis, Mary. "The History of Spacewar: The First Computer Game." Thought Co.
Last modified March 5, 2019. Accessed May 2, 2023.
https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-spacewar-1992412.
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