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Video games

LC control no.sh 85143202
LC classificationGV1469.3 GV1469.37
Topical headingVideo games
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Variant(s)Computer games
Electronic games
Internet games
Television games
Videogames
See alsosubdivision Video games under subjects
Games
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Found inForza motorsport 4, c2011: container ("Most diverse line up of cars ever seen in a video game"; "White-knuckle racing ... loads of new cars"; "Best racing game"; Xbox 360)
Merriam-Webster online dict., May 8, 2012 (video game: an electronic game played by means of images on a video screen and often emphasizing fast action)
Dictionary.com, May 8, 2012 (video game: 1. any of various games played using a microcomputer with a keyboard and often joysticks to manipulate changes or respond to the action or questions on the screen. 2. any of various games played using a microchip-controlled device, as an arcade machine or hand-held toy. Also called electronic game.)
The American heritage dictionary of the English language, ©2000, via TheFreeDictionary.com, May 8, 2012 (video game: An electronic or computerized game played by manipulating images on a video display or television screen.)
Wikipedia, May 8, 2012 (A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device, but following popularization of the term "video game", it now implies any type of display device. ... In the early days of cartridge consoles, they were sometimes called TV games.)
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