Video game · 1947
Cathode ray tube amusement device
Released 28 January 1947 on Analogue electronics
- Developer
- Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr.
- Made in
- United States
- Genre
- Point-and-click
- Themes
- Warfare
About Cathode ray tube amusement device
The cathode ray tube amusement device is the earliest known interactive electronic game to use a cathode ray tube (CRT). It is a device that records and controls the quality of an electronic signal. The strength of the electronic signals produced by the amusement device is controlled by knobs which influences the trajectory of the CRT's light beam. The device is purely electromechanical and does not use any memory device, computer, or programming. The player turns a control knob to position the CRT beam on the screen; to the player, the beam appears as a dot, which represents a reticle or scope.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| Analogue electronics | 1947 |
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