   Alan Kotok, pioneer in computer video games, dies
Quote:Alan Kotok, a computer designer who helped create the first video game program as a member of a small group of MIT students in the early 1960s, died at his home in Cambridge, Mass., on May 26. He was 64.Source: http://news.com.com/Alan+Kotok%2C+pioneer+in+computer+video+games%2C+dies/2100-1043_3-6079706.html?tag=nefd.topI bet the team had no idea how big an industry their small creation would eventually become!   
  Oh no! I was just re-reading Stephen Levy's "Hackers". He was one of my favourites.Kotok did a lot of things other than gaming; he managed MIT's PDPs for a couple of years (including forcing Slug Russell to start on Spacewar instead of slacking off all the time, which I'm sure is something that the Lounge culture can appreciate) and wrote a lot of really neat apps.   ;  So how manmy people here actually realize how huge an event this really is? The game industry is now old enough for one of its pioneers to die of OLD AGE rather than an accident or illness. Think about it, this really is a major milestone.   ;  RIP   