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It’s
UNLIKE BAER’S INVENTION, HIGINBOTHAM’S
GAME DID NOT USE A VIDEO SCREEN electronic
(SUCH AS A TV SCREEN). USERS PLAYED tennis!
TENNIS FOR TWO ON AN OSCILLOSCOPE.
THIS IS A LAB INSTRUMENT THAT SHOWS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS SUCH AS GRAPHS.
HIGINBOTHAM CREATED AN ELECTRONIC
GAME. BUT BECAUSE IT DIDN’T USE
A VIDEO SCREEN, NOT EVERYONE
CONSIDERS IT THE FIRST VIDEO GAME.
EVEN SO, MOST PEOPLE
AGREE THAT BOTH
INVENTORS TOOK
IMPORTANT STEPS
IN BRINGING VIDEO
GAMES TO LIFE.
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