Dawn of Video Games
- Episode aired Apr 15, 2016
We're going to start with the first re-programmable computers in the 1940's. Now, these computers were serious tools. They were for codebreaking and calculating artillery tables during World... Read allWe're going to start with the first re-programmable computers in the 1940's. Now, these computers were serious tools. They were for codebreaking and calculating artillery tables during World War II - but like most tools we human use, we eventually looked for ways to make them pla... Read allWe're going to start with the first re-programmable computers in the 1940's. Now, these computers were serious tools. They were for codebreaking and calculating artillery tables during World War II - but like most tools we human use, we eventually looked for ways to make them playthings. And over the next three decades the advances of computer technology and the tenta... Read all