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How did players interact with Tennis for Two?
Hundreds of people lined up to play “Tennis for Two” on Oct. 18, 1958. Players saw a side view of a tennis court on an oscilloscope screen and used an aluminum controller to serve and volley the “ball,” a bright dot that left trails as it bounced from one side of the “net” to the other.
Who invented Tennis for Two?
Tennis for Two
What was the goal of Tennis for Two?
In 1958 at Brookhaven National Laboratory, William Higinbotham used an analog computer designed to calculate ballistic trajectories to build one of the world's first video games. It was called Tennis for Two, and the goal was to hit a ball back and forth on an oscilloscope screen that had a net drawn in the middle.
Was Tennis for Two the first ever video game?
Technician Robert Dvorak spent about two weeks building the device. After a little debugging, the first video game was ready for its debut. They called the game Tennis for Two. Players could turn a knob to adjust the angle of the ball, and push a button to hit the ball towards the other player.