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Computer Space launched the video game industry 50 years ago – here's the real reason you probably haven't heard of it

  • Written by Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Professor of Computational Media, University of California, Santa Cruz
imageComputer Space was innovative, but how was it to play?Ed Fries, CC BY-ND

Before Pong there was Computer Space, the first commercial video game. The progenitor of today’s US$175 billion industry debuted on Oct. 15, 1971, at the Music Operators of America trade show in Chicago. Housed in a futuristic-looking cabinet, Computer Space took its...

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