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Quick Facts
- Video games use haptic peripherals like vibration or force feedback
- The 1971 Computer Space was the first commercially sold video game
- The first home console for video games was the Magnavox Odyssey
- In "PC game" a player interacts with a PC connected to a video monitor
- "Arcade game" is played on a very specialized type of electronic device
Expert summary
Games are any kinds of important celebratory items and competitions in any society. Games have been in vogue throughout the world ever since the time of ancient Greece. Now there are several kinds of games which are played by people. Games also mean a major sports and games festival or tournament like the Olympics. Now the word has come almost exclusively to mean video games. A video game is a game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The electronic systems used to play them are known as platforms. Usually the platforms are personal computers and video game consoles. The input device used to manipulate video games is called a game controller.
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