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Curious Kids Every Day: A Daily Educational Podcast · Yesterday · 14 min

What Was the World's First Video Game?

Note: There was an audio problem with the original version of this episode. It has been corrected in this version! Sorry about that! In this episode, we learn... The Cathode-Ray Tube Amusement Device was invented in the 1940s Screen-based electronic games appeared in the 1950s Spacewar! was the first game to spread outside of where it was created! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to. Five Reasons to join the Curious Kids Club! SupportCuriousKids.com Your curious kids get a shout out on their birthdays! Ad-Free Podcast Feed Activity sheets for every new episode of the show Weekly episode schedule so you know what topics are coming up Weekly newsletters so you never miss anything! Want to submit a question for the show? Go to CuriousKidsEveryDay.com! I'll also send you a free printable with activity ideas that don't involve screens. Those are the best kinds of adventures to have!

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Note: There was an audio problem with the original version of this episode. It has been corrected in this version! Sorry about that!

In this episode, we learn...

  • The Cathode-Ray Tube Amusement Device was invented in the 1940s
  • Screen-based electronic games appeared in the 1950s
  • Spacewar! was the first game to spread outside of where it was created!

Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to.

Five Reasons to join the Curious Kids Club! SupportCuriousKids.com

  1. Your curious kids get a shout out on their birthdays!
  2. Ad-Free Podcast Feed
  3. Activity sheets for every new episode of the show
  4. Weekly episode schedule so you know what topics are coming up
  5. Weekly newsletters so you never miss anything!

Want to submit a question for the show? Go to CuriousKidsEveryDay.com! I'll also send you a free printable with activity ideas that don't involve screens. Those are the best kinds of adventures to have!

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