explainer Area on Instagram: "This is Tennis for Two — the first known video game, running on the original oscilloscope setup from 1958. Created by American physicist William Higinbotham for a science exhibition, it simulated a tennis match using the Donner Model 30 analog computer. The game’s display on an oscilloscope screen marked the beginning of the interactive electronic entertainment era — decades before commercial video games existed. . #History #VideoGameOrigins #explore #innovation"

Rise in Mind on Instagram: "This oscilloscope version of the 1958 video game Tennis for Two (precursor to Pong) was created by @adlszeug. Tennis for Two was designed by American physicist William Higinbotham in 1958 for display at the Brookhaven National Laboratory’s annual public exhibition after learning that the government research institution’s Donner Model 30 analog computer could simulate trajectories with wind resistance. The game was displayed on an oscilloscope and played with two custo

The Curious Core on Instagram: "This is Tennis for Two — the first known video game, running on the original oscilloscope setup from 1958. Created by American physicist William Higinbotham for a science exhibition, it simulated a tennis match using the Donner Model 30 analog computer. The game’s display on an oscilloscope screen marked the beginning of the interactive electronic entertainment era — decades before commercial video games existed."