
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)
EDSACRelease dates

EDSAC
Europe · Dec 31, 1952

PC (Microsoft Windows)
North America · Dec 31, 2002
Time to beat
Rushed1 h
Average1 h
Completionist1 h