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Pong and the birth of the computer game
It is 40 years since a video game was invented which would change the way we play. An on screen version of table tennis, to begin with Pong was only played in video arcades. But soon a home version was created which peop...
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Pong and the birth of the computer game is an episode from Witness: Archive 2012 by BBC. It is 40 years since a video game was invented which would change the way we play. An on screen version of table tennis, to begin with Pong was only pl...
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Published Dec 31, 2012, 8:55 long, audio available.
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It is 40 years since a video game was invented which would change the way we play. An on screen version of table tennis, to begin with Pong was only played in video arcades. But soon a home version was created which people could plug into their televisions. Photo credit: BBC.
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Published Dec 31, 2012 and 8:55 long