What were the Earliest Video Games?
As with many inventions, the history of video games is somewhat disputed. However, video games as we know them today can be traced back to the early 1950s. Ralph Baer, who some credit as the father of video games, was a television engineer who developed a concept for interactive television games in 1951. However, it would be a few years before his visions were realized. In 1958 William Higginbotham developed the first interactive computer game called Tennis for Two. Video games began to evolve into arcade style games and eventually home consoles. The earliest video games included Computer Space, which was the first coin-operated arcade game, Pong, which was the first mass produced video game, Gunfight, and Space Invaders, which was the first video game to display animated characters and high scores. The earliest video games played at home were on the Atari Video Computer System (VCS 2600), which was released in 1977 and sold through Sears. In addition to Pong and Space Invaders, Atari’
As with many inventions, the history of video games is somewhat disputed. However, video games as we know them today can be traced back to the early 1950s. Ralph Baer, who some credit as the father of video games, was a television engineer who developed a concept for interactive television games in 1951. However, it would be a few years before his visions were realized. In 1958 William Higginbotham developed the first interactive computer game called Tennis for Two. Video games began to evolve into arcade style games and eventually home consoles. The earliest video games included Computer Space, which was the first coin-operated arcade game, Pong, which was the first mass produced video game, Gunfight, and Space Invaders, which was the first video game to display animated characters and high scores. The earliest video games played at home were on the Atari Video Computer System (VCS 2600), which was released in 1977 and sold through Sears. In addition to Pong and Space Invaders, Atariâ
