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|developer = | |developer = Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, Wayne Wiitanen, Dan Edwards, Peter Samson | ||
|date = April 1962 | |date = April 1962 | ||
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*https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1981-08/page/n59/ ''The Origin of Spacewar!'' by J. Martin Graetz. | *https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1981-08/page/n59/ ''The Origin of Spacewar!'' by J. Martin Graetz. | ||
*https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2021/03/17/worldly-wednesdays-a-timeline-of-spacewar/ ''Worldly Wednesdays: A Timeline of Spacewar!'' by Alex Smith. | |||
== Interviews == | == Interviews == | ||
Revision as of 16:32, 17 May 2021
Preview[edit]
First public look at Spacewar! (1962)
Newspaper Mentions[edit]
Spacewar! used as a demo for a new graphical display. (June 1969)
Photos[edit]
Seen at MIT (1964).
Artistic Depictions[edit]
Cover of MIT Technology Review. (1967)
Histories[edit]
- https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1981-08/page/n59/ The Origin of Spacewar! by J. Martin Graetz.
- https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2021/03/17/worldly-wednesdays-a-timeline-of-spacewar/ Worldly Wednesdays: A Timeline of Spacewar! by Alex Smith.
Interviews[edit]
- https://amhistory.si.edu/archives/AC1498_Transcript_StephenRussell.pdf — Stephen Russell oral history conducted by Christopher Weaver, working with the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (January 8th, 2017).
- https://amhistory.si.edu/archives/AC1498_Transcript_PeterSamson.pdf — Peter Samson oral history conducted by Christopher Weaver, working with the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (January 9th, 2017).
- https://www.si.edu/media/NMAH/NMAH-AC1498_Transcript_RobertSaunders.pdf — Robert Alan Saunders oral history conducted by Christopher Weaver, working with the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (November 29th, 2018).
- https://www.si.edu/media/NMAH/NMAH-AC1498_Transcript_StephenPiner.pdf — Steve Piner oral history conducted by Christopher Weaver, working with the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (November 29th, 2018).
- https://www.si.edu/media/NMAH/NMAH-AC1498_Transcript_MartinGraetz.pdf — Martin J Graetz oral history conducted by Christopher Weaver, working with the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (November 30th, 2018).
- https://www.si.edu/media/NMAH/NMAH-AC1498_Transcript_WayneWiitanen.pdf — Wayne Alfred Wiitanen oral history conducted by Christopher Weaver, working with the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (November 30th, 2018).
- https://www.si.edu/media/NMAH/NMAH-AC1498_Transcript_DanielEdwards.pdf — Daniel Edwards oral history conducted by Christopher Weaver, working with the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (November 30th, 2018).
Books[edit]
- Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy
