First Video Game Theron Grant Tennis For Two by Willam Higinbotham and the Brookhaven National Laboratory William Higinbotham was a nuclear physicist on the Manhattan Project. The game was revealed on October 18, 1958. The game was not made for retail. Used a oscilloscope as a screen. http:// www.gamespot.com/ gamespot/features/ video/hov/p4_01.html
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First Video Game Theron Grant
Tennis For Two by Willam Higinbotham and the Brookhaven
National Laboratory
William Higinbotham was a nuclear physicist on the Manhattan Project.
The game was revealed on October 18, 1958. The game was not made for retail.
Incorporated reports that the video game industry added $4.95 billion to the U.S. Gross Domestic Product last year.” (The Entertainment Software Association).
Video Game IndustryUSA Figures:
(Billions)• Television: $50• Film: $40• Video Games:
$11.7• Magazines: $40• Newspaper: $40• Music: $10
Ads in Video Games• “Spending on in-
game advertising is supposed to grow to between $732 million and $1.8 billion by 2010”(Techcrunch)