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The first video game was invented to teach pigeons geometry. Which explains why the score system felt personal.

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The first video games were not invented to teach pigeons geometry. Early examples include Tennis for Two (1958) and Spacewar! (1962). Psychologist B. F. Skinner did train pigeons in experiments, which is a separate matter.

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