It Came from University Research: Video Games!

Mon, 05 Feb 2018 14:35:47 -0500

Did you know?

Technology research at universities has led to some developments that we all recognize. The first graphical computer game, called OXO, was developed by A.S. Douglas at Cambridge University in 1952 for the Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (EDSAC) computer, which simulates the game, noughts and crosses. It was one of the first games developed in the early history of video games. The player entered their input using a rotary telephone controller, selecting which of the nine squares on the board they wished to move next. Douglas programmed the game as part of a thesis on human-computer interaction at Cambridge.

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