OXO

OXO

1952 · Alexander Shafto "Sandy" Douglas

1.74 out of 5, 8 ratings

About

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.

Release date
December 31, 1952
Developer
Alexander Shafto "Sandy" Douglas, University of Warwick
Publisher
Alexander Shafto "Sandy" Douglas, University of Warwick
Genres
PuzzleStrategy
Themes
Educational

Media

Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows)
EDSAC

Release dates

EDSAC
Europe · Dec 31, 1952
PC (Microsoft Windows)
North America · Dec 31, 2002

Time to beat

Rushed1 h
Average1 h
Completionist1 h