Spacewar! Turns 50: MIT Celebrates Its Earliest Computer Game At The MIT Museum

In 1961, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) gave MIT a PDP-1 computer and the games began. From discussions about "interesting displays" to new lessons in interactive programming, MIT's Kludge Room became the birthplace of Spacewar! Celebrate the 50th anniversary of this momentous occasion with two larger-than-life celebrations of this influential game.
On February 10th 2012 at The MI