Title :
William Alfred Higinbotham: Scientist, Activist, and Computer Game Pioneer
Author :
Nyitray, Kristen J.
Author_Institution :
Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY, USA
Abstract :
This article discusses about William Alfred Higinbotham who was inspired to design Tennis for Two, the first computer game to display motion and interactive control with handheld controllers.
Keywords :
computer games; interactive systems; telecontrol; Tennis for Two; William Alfred Higinbotham; computer game; handheld controller; interactive control; motion display; Atomic measurements; Biographies; Computer industry; Games; Nuclear weapons; Research and development; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Federation of American Scientists; Manhattan Project; Tennis for Two; William Alfred Higinbotham; history of computing;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2011.48
