“This is the event where Hollywood meets the Computer Age”.
While it’s tempting to think of eSports as a fairly modern creation, there were actually competitions as early as the 1970s and 80s that sought to combine the popularity of video games with the thrill of a live tournament.
Some of you, for instance, may already be aware of Stanford University’s Intergalactic SpaceWar Olympics from October 1972 — which is widely believed to be the first-ever gaming tournament of its kind — or Atari’s nationwide Space Invaders competition from 1980, which saw a young Rebecca Heineman being crowned the champion. These competitions have been discussed pretty regularly in the past both in articles and videos, ensuring that there is at least some online record of them ever having taken place.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
“This is the event where Hollywood meets the Computer Age”.
While it’s tempting to think of eSports as a fairly modern creation, there were actually competitions as early as the 1970s and 80s that sought to combine the popularity of video games with the thrill of a live tournament.
Some of you, for instance, may already be aware of Stanford University’s Intergalactic SpaceWar Olympics from October 1972 — which is widely believed to be the first-ever gaming tournament of its kind — or Atari’s nationwide Space Invaders competition from 1980, which saw a young Rebecca Heineman being crowned the champion. These competitions have been discussed pretty regularly in the past both in articles and videos, ensuring that there is at least some online record of them ever having taken place.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
