Tennis for Two (1958)
No, a video game is not considered a computer game. A computer game is considered a video game, however.
It is called a game console.
It could be called:a gaming consolea video game computeran embedded computer gaming systemetc.
Tennis For Two was the first computer game.
It is called a game console.
Moshi Monsters was released as an online computer game in April of 2008.
As nearly as I can tell, the first (graphical) computer game was written in 1952 by A.S. Douglas. It was human against computer in . . . . Tic Tac Toe. Douglas wrote it as part of his PhD dissertation on Human/Computer interaction.
The first gaming computer is often considered to be the Magnavox Odyssey, released in 1972. While it wasn't a computer in the modern sense, it was the first home video game console that could be connected to a television, allowing users to play simple games. True personal computers capable of gaming, like the Apple II and the IBM PC, emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s, enabling more complex gaming experiences with software designed specifically for them.
No the software was designed to be run by a PC
No they are almost always designed for one console only.
Released in November 1971, "Computer Space" is regarded as the first commercially available video game. Although it was an Arcade game, it was a breakthrough for video game production. "Computer Space" helped garner wider interest in creating/building games, game consoles and better early PC based titles where it was considered a niche category before.
No WOW is an extremely massive game and is only designed to be played on a PC or Mac computer. It is not a console game.