# Auto Test

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1954 electro-mechanical game

***Auto Test*** is a 1954 educational [electro-mechanical game](/source/Electro-mechanical_game) that uses a [video projector](/source/Video_projector).[1][2][3][4][5][6] Released by Capitol Projector, it was a [driving test](/source/Driving_test) simulation that used [film reel](/source/Film_reel) to project pre-recorded driving [video](/source/Video) footage, awarding the player points for making correct decisions as the footage is played. It was not a racing game, but was a driving simulation designed for educational purposes.[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["1959 Capitol Projector Corp Corporation Auto Test coin operated arcade driving game"](http://www.pinrepair.com/arcade/autotst.htm). *www.pinrepair.com*. Retrieved 2019-09-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** GameOrigo. ["Auto Test – Arcade – 1954 – GameOrigo"](https://gameorigo.com/auto-test-arcade-1954-2). Retrieved 2019-09-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Auto Test coin-op misc. game by Capitol Projector (1956)"](https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=auto-test&page=detail&id=14476). *www.arcade-history.com*. Retrieved 2019-09-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Billboard*](https://books.google.com/books?id=KRYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1962-04-14.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*Billboard*](https://books.google.com/books?id=SwoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA78). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1959-10-05.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [*Billboard*](https://books.google.com/books?id=HSAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA78). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1959-02-02.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Williams_7-0)** Williams, Andrew (16 March 2017). *History of Digital Games: Developments in Art, Design and Interaction*. [CRC Press](/source/CRC_Press). pp. 20–5. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-317-50381-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-317-50381-1).

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