Esquire Theme by Matthew Buchanan
Social icons by Tim van Damme

13

Feb

gamefreaksnz: Seminal computer video game Spacewar lives again MIT engineering students and faculty this week showed off a simulation of Spacewar on campus and at the MIT Museum to mark the 50th anniversary of the video game’s release. Written by four students in their spare time, the video game influenced how many later games were designed and was part of a broader shift in how people viewed computers. Spacewar, created on Digital Equipment’s PDP-1 minicomputer, was instrumental in showcasing the graphical capabilities of computers and new modes of user-computer interaction. It also helped showed people that computers could be used for fun, not only serious work.

gamefreaksnz:

Seminal computer video game Spacewar lives again

MIT engineering students and faculty this week showed off a simulation of Spacewar on campus and at the MIT Museum to mark the 50th anniversary of the video game’s release. Written by four students in their spare time, the video game influenced how many later games were designed and was part of a broader shift in how people viewed computers.

Spacewar, created on Digital Equipment’s PDP-1 minicomputer, was instrumental in showcasing the graphical capabilities of computers and new modes of user-computer interaction. It also helped showed people that computers could be used for fun, not only serious work.

  1. grim-oires reblogged this from occults
  2. aeght reblogged this from gamefreaksnz and added:
    MIT engineering students and faculty this week showed off a simulation of Spacewar on campus and at the MIT Museum to...
  3. bicocg reblogged this from gamefreaksnz
  4. njba reblogged this from gamefreaksnz and added:
    A rare photo shows life back when people still got dressed up to play
  5. princessplease reblogged this from gamefreaksnz
  6. monteriussoul reblogged this from gamefreaksnz
  7. mediahascookies reblogged this from gamefreaksnz and added:
    That is a great photo
  8. enter-the-vortex reblogged this from gamefreaksnz
  9. gojira8 reblogged this from gamefreaksnz
  10. scimmymunkeh reblogged this from gamefreaksnz
  11. staffsgamesacademy reblogged this from gamefreaksnz
  12. becometohome reblogged this from nerdpride
  13. heavyarms09 reblogged this from gamefreaksnz
  14. nintendoplaybox reblogged this from gamefreaksnz
  15. nerdpride reblogged this from gamefreaksnz and added:
    MIT engineering students and faculty this week showed off a simulation of Spacewar on campus and at the MIT Museum to...
  16. marymildred reblogged this from occults
  17. bravokiddo reblogged this from gamefreaksnz
  18. floatinginglass reblogged this from occults
  19. nupfuck-ya reblogged this from gamefreaksnz
  20. norwegiantrash reblogged this from gamefreaksnz
  21. theonlysilentbeatz reblogged this from gamefreaksnz
  22. occults reblogged this from 3984282232
  23. wizardblue reblogged this from gamefreaksnz

3 months ago Short URL 83 notes

gamefreaksnz via gamefreaksnz