Study first, play later.
It's evident that you have no knowledge of actual videogame history.
The first videogame wasn't pong, you bafoon! It was galaxy wars/space wars depending on the version. However it was determined to be too difficult, and as of such they created something simpler, pong.
Also, they battled to CAUGHT the player's attention.
It's CATCH! I had to read the sentence five times before I understood what in hell you were talking about.