Week 2.....The Beginning

Well it seems that the corporate types were dumb enough to dismiss the early idea of having an interactive game, well bet you guys are regreting that now! Ralph Baer thought it would make his "best TV ever" stand out even more from the other companies, an sure it would have if it was followed through, but at the same time a host of other creative people like Willy Higinbothem and Steve Russel were sitting unawares to the potential they were about to unlock.

As always in history, one person says they were the first, then all of a sudden 10 more people are shouting "OI BIATCH IMA HERE FIRST" but without proper proof we can only go with Willy's "tennis for two" in 1958, which surprisingly is just a bit smaller than the current PS3 and looks better too!



It was designed for visitors days at BNL with the intent to "liven up the place" good one Willy! Its great he got to invent the first Computer game with the intent of fun, opposed to Baer who's intentions were legit, but with the ultimate goal of money, Willy didnt even patent his warez, good ol Willy!

It took them just 6 years to realise theres money to be made in them there virtual hills, an so Sanders Associates applied for the first video patent in 1964, which was then intern bought out an abused by Magnavox.
One thing that i learnt from my research that confused me profusely at first, is the fact there is a difference between "Computer Game" and "Video Game" how mads that, seems "video Game" is defined as "A video game is defined as an appartus that displays games using RASTER VIDEO equipment: a television set, a monitor, etc" where as a computer game is more leaning towards anythink else, like Willys Tennis for two.

The other thing i have learnt, is history is confusing as hell!! as mike has said there hasnt realy been a decisive "HISTORY OF TEH PUTER G4MES" an all these different sites hand out different notions of what was first but digital versions of tic tac toe are not my idea of the first computer game, thats just digitising something, no variables at all, if you watch this stream of Tennis for Two, youll see the interaction and variables

<- Watch this

but i could rant forever.....so dont dare me!