video game

Also known as vg, computer game, computer games, videogame, videogames

electronic game with user interface and visual feedback

AI overview

A video game is an electronic game that you interact with using controls while watching visual feedback on a screen. Video games matter because they represent a major form of interactive entertainment and digital media that engages millions of people worldwide.

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Research

13,894 papers

Video game treatment of amblyopia.ReviewSurvey of ophthalmology · 2022Fu E, Wang T, Li J et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.09.003
Meta-analysis of action video game impact on perceptual, attentional, and cognitive skills.Psychological bulletin · 2018Bediou B, Adams DM, Mayer RE et al.DOI: 10.1037/bul0000130
The epidemiology and effects of video game addiction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Acta psychologica · 2023Limone P, Ragni B, Toto GADOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104047
Video game training does not enhance cognitive ability: A comprehensive meta-analytic investigation.Psychological bulletin · 2018Sala G, Tatlidil KS, Gobet FDOI: 10.1037/bul0000139
Effects of violent video games on aggressive behavior, aggressive cognition, aggressive affect, physiological arousal, and prosocial behavior: a meta-analytic review of the scientific literature.Psychological science · 2001Anderson CA, Bushman BJDOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00366
Clinical Considerations in Internet and Video Game Addiction Treatment.ReviewChild and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America · 2022Greenfield DNDOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2021.09.003
Commercial video games and cognitive functions: video game genres and modulating factors of cognitive enhancement.ReviewBehavioral and brain functions : BBF · 2020Choi E, Shin SH, Ryu JK et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12993-020-0165-z
Violent Video Game Play and (De)Sensitization to Threat.Aggressive behavior · 2024Kirsh SJ, Mounts JRWDOI: 10.1002/ab.70003

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: software category
Image: ArcadeGames.jpg

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practiced by: gamer
studied by: game studies
topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Video games
different from: game
Stack Exchange site URL: gaming.stackexchange.com
Commons category: Video games
topic's main category: Category:Video games
Unicode character: 👾
has characteristic: video game graphics
equivalent class: schema.org/VideoGame
topic has template: Template:Video game gameplay
history of topic: history of video games
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Video games
model item: Pong
social media followers: 92600000
on focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Video games
hashtag: videogames
is metaclass for: tangible good
category for eponymous categories: Category:Wikipedia categories named after video games

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Encyclopedic overview

First-generation Pong console at the Computerspielemuseum Berlin

A video game, computer game, or simply game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality headset. Most modern video games are audiovisual, with audio complement delivered through speakers or headphones, and sometimes also with other types of sensory feedback (e.g., haptic technology that provides tactile sensations). Some video games also allow microphone and webcam inputs for in-game chatting and livestreaming.

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