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Video Game Exhibit at London Science Museum

Sep 20, 2006 05:58

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Hey Dennis hayabusa75 September 20 2006, 11:21:13 UTC

Will there be any actual media coverage of the event? It'd be cool for us America-bound folks to catch some footage of the exhibits, as well as maybe hear about some of the debates...

bm03 September 20 2006, 13:19:45 UTC

If it's any consolation to those outside the UK, it is a touring show.

If you make enough noise, it might come to your local area.

/b

Just wanted to mention blitzfitness September 20 2006, 13:38:00 UTC

The Museum of Science & Industry had/has such an exhibit as well here in chicago. I'll go link hunt if I can.

Re: Just wanted to mention blitzfitness September 20 2006, 13:43:22 UTC

Nevermind what I said, it turns out (to my understanding) that Game On 'travels' from museum to museum.

48 years? jythie September 20 2006, 14:27:22 UTC

If you want to count the orirignal 'please don't be scared of nuclear technology!' Pong implementation.

Or even 55 years if you Ralph Baer's unimplemented suggestion for including a 'game' in a 'tv'

Re: 48 years? jabrwock September 20 2006, 15:51:03 UTC

Some don't consider Tennis for Two to be the first actual video game because it used an analog computer rather than a digital one.

It was set up using relays, switches, and a few transistors, and was played on an oscilliscope.

Semantics I know. ;)

Re: 48 years? jythie September 20 2006, 17:41:44 UTC

Heh. It always confuses me when people automaticly think 'computer <--> digital'

But yeah, that is probably why it was not included, though since the term is 'video game' not 'comptuer game' or 'digital computing device' game, persionally I think it should have been.