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Avideo game,also known as acomputer gameor just agame,is anelectronic gamethat involves interaction with auser interfaceorinput device(such as ajoystick,controller,keyboard,ormotion sensingdevice) to generatevisual feedbackfrom adisplay device,most commonly shown in avideoformat on atelevision set,computer monitor,flat-panel displayortouchscreenonhandheld devices,or avirtual reality headset.Most modern video games areaudiovisual,withaudiocomplement delivered throughspeakersorheadphones,and sometimes also with other types of sensory feedback (e.g.,haptic technologythat providestactilesensations). Some video games also allowmicrophoneandwebcaminputs forin-game chattingandlivestreaming.

Video games are typically categorized according to theirhardware platform,which traditionally includesarcade video games,console games,andcomputer (PC) games;the latter also encompassesLAN games,online games,andbrowser games.More recently, thevideo game industryhas expanded ontomobile gamingthroughmobile devices(such assmartphonesandtablet computers),virtualandaugmented realitysystems, and remotecloud gaming.Video games are also classified into a wide range ofgenresbased on their style ofgameplayandtarget audience.(Full article...)

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