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A video game, [a] also known as a computer game or just a 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 ...
This category has the following 36 subcategories, out of 36 total. Video games by franchise (44 C) Video games by mode (2 C) Video games by narrative form (4 C) Video games by company (2,295 C) Video games by date (3 C) Video games by development status (13 C) Video games by featured character (51 C) Video games by ...
The history of video games began in the 1950s and 1960s as computer scientists began designing simple games and simulations on minicomputers and mainframes. Spacewar! was developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student hobbyists in 1962 as one of the first such games on a video display. The first consumer video game hardware ...
Though video games are found today in homes worldwide, they actually got their start in the research labs of scientists early 1950s.
Video games are electronic games played on a video screen (normally a television, computer monitor, or built-in screen when played on a handheld machine). There are many types, or genres , of these games: role-playing games ; shooters , first-person shooters , side-scrollers , and platformers .
Video games were introduced as an entertainment medium in 1971, becoming the start for a big entertainment industry in the late 1970s/early 1980s in the United States, Japan, and Europe. After a bad industry collapse in 1983 and a rebirth two years later, the video game industry has experienced large growth for over twenty years.
A video game genre is category of related games based on their gameplay (the rules and action of a game). Unlike genres of movies and novels, these genres are not based on a game's setting, main characters, or plot elements.
This book attempts to capture the still short, yet deep history of video games in a form accessible to the average reader. For the purpose of completeness, this book also includes computer game and other automatic or electronic game history.
The history of video games began in the 1950s and 1960s as computer scientists began designing simple games and simulations on minicomputers and mainframes. Spacewar! was developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student hobbyists in 1962 as one of the first such games on a video display. The first consumer video game hardware ...
This is a list of video games that have sold the highest number of software units worldwide. The best-selling video game to date is Minecraft, a sandbox game released by Mojang in November 2011 for a wide range of PC, mobile and console platforms, selling more than 300 million copies across all platforms.