Origin of Games #2

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Bertie the Brain

In 1950, Canadian Engineer Josef Kates who was working at the University of Toronto Computation Centre developed one of the first games. The game was called 'Bertie the Brain'. The game was made for display at the 1950 Canadian National Exhibition. 


Bertie the Brain

Technical instruments used:

1. Light Bulbs - Bertie the Brain used light bulbs rather than a screen with real-time visual graphics.

2. Additron Tube - A miniature version of the vacuum tube was used in the circuitry which was soon replaced by transistors.


How does the game work?

The game was a visual representation of Tic-Tac-Toe. The players were allowed to set the difficulty level of the Artificial Intelligence playing against one. 

To play the game, the player had to enter his desired move on the 3x3 grid keypad.


 

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