Catalogue
- Year
- 1972
- Medium
- Plastic and electronics
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Ralph Baer
Artist
Ralph Baer
Ralph Baer was an American electronic engineer and pioneering video game designer credited with creating the first home video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey (1972). His work established foundational principles for interactive electronic entertainment, moving game design from arcade cabinets into domestic space. Baer's technical innovations in signal processing and controller design shaped the hardware architecture that defined console gaming for subsequent decades.
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- Ralph Baer
- Year
- 1972
- Medium
- Plastic and electronics
- Watts ID
- WW-1972-M105644
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified