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OXO (1952)

Alexander Shafto "Sandy" Douglas, University of Warwick

EDSAC, PC (Microsoft Windows)

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OXO was a computer game developed by Alexander S. Douglas in 1952 for the EDSAC computer, which simulates a game of Noughts and crosses, also sometimes called Tic-tac-toe. OXO is the earliest known game to display visuals on a video monitor. To play OXO, the player would enter input using a rotary telephone controller, and output was displayed on the … OXO was a computer game developed by Alexander S. Douglas in 1952 for the EDSAC computer, which simulates a game of Noughts and crosses, also sometimes called Tic-tac-toe. OXO is the earliest known game to display visuals on a video monitor.

To play OXO, the player would enter input using a rotary telephone controller, and output was displayed on the computer's 35×16 dot matrix cathode ray tube. Each game was played against an artificially intelligent opponent. Read more

Details

Developers
Alexander Shafto "Sandy" Douglas, University of Warwick
Publishers
Alexander Shafto "Sandy" Douglas, University of Warwick
Genres
Puzzle, Strategy
Themes
Educational
Also known as
Noughts & Crosses (UK) · Tic-tac-toe (USA)

Release dates

  • 1952 (Europe) EDSAC
  • 2002 (North America) PC (Microsoft Windows)