Document Type
White Paper
Publication Date
3-21-2025
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Publisher Location
Las Vegas (Nev.)
First page number:
1
Last page number:
22
Abstract
It all began with a patent. In 1947, Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device, the first video game, featured oscilloscope graphics similar to World War II radar screens. As targets appeared on the screen, players maneuvered light beans in an attempt to destroy them. Or... maybe it’s not. Whether or not Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device is actually the first video game to be invented depends on your school of thought. Technically, Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device is mechanical and does not rely on programming. It does have the distinction of being the first electronic game to be issued a patent and did use a monitor. However, none of the game graphics are computer generated and no memory devices are required. Did the esports origin story spring from this humble beginning? The debate continues...
Controlled Subject
Games; Video games; eSports (Contests); Women in video games
Disciplines
Inequality and Stratification | Sports Studies
File Format
File Size
507 KB
Language
English
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Repository Citation
Harris, B.
(2025).
Esports: Women, Harassment, and Paving the Way for Equity.
1-22.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/igi_fac_articles/27
