Who invented video games?

Answer by  whothefckisthat (154)

The first ligitimate video game ever created was called "Tennis for Two" made by William Higinbotham on 1958, which was way before electronic ping pong and pacman was created. Though it was Higinbotham who had the idea of creating the game, he needed the help of Brookhaven Lab's Instrumentation Division in order to acutally make the game.

Answer by  dota (13)

However, the earliest known interactive electronic game was created by Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. and Estle Ray Mann. It was not a company. They were created in 1947. they was playing on a chated ray tube. The game was a missile simulator inspired by radar displays from World War II. I like your curiosities

Answer by  leetbeard (41)

One of the most famous inventors/programmers of video games was Steve Wozniak of Apple. He put home computer-based gaming on the map with games like pong for the Apple II.