Curious Kids Every Day: A Daily Educational Podcast

What Was the World's First Video Game?

Donnerstag, 13. August 2026 · 16 min

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Note: There was an audio problem with the original version of this episode. It has been corrected in this version! Sorry about that!
In this episode, we learn...
• The Cathode-Ray Tube Amusement Device was invented in the 1940s
• Screen-based electronic games appeared in the 1950s
• Spacewar! was the first game to spread outside of where it was created!
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