Video game trivia, part 2: On to the next level
A more difficult second quiz on video games: How they're made, their history, and where they stand in American culture today.
Thomas Goldsmith and Estle Ray Mann filed a patent application in 1947 for a “Cathode ray tube Amusement Device.” The US Patent Office awarded them a patent in 1948.
Thomas Goldsmith and Estle Ray Mann filed a patent application in 1947 for a “Cathode ray tube Amusement Device.” The US Patent Office awarded them a patent in 1948.
Thomas Goldsmith and Estle Ray Mann filed a patent application in 1947 for a “Cathode ray tube Amusement Device.” The US Patent Office awarded them a patent in 1948.
1. Everyone knows Pong was the first commercial video game. In what year do industry historians believe the very first video game won a patent?
Saudi Arabian men play video games, at a guest house in the city of Tabuk March 10. The Middle East has one of the fastest growing communities of online gamers in the world. (REUTERS)
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