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Video games

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: 670 __ |a Merriam-Webster online dict., May 8, 2012 |b (video game: an electronic game played by means of images on a video screen and often emphasizing fast action) 670 __ |a Dictionary.com, May 8, 2012 |b (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.) 670 __ |a The American heritage dictionary of the English language, ©2000, via TheFreeDictionary.com, May 8, 2012 |b (video game: An electronic or computerized game played by manipulating images on a video display or television screen.) 670 __ |a Wikipedia, May 8, 2012 |b (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.)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Building a Foundation, 2020-12-11

 Item
Identifier: togetherApart-220
Scope and Contents

[Author's reflections on gaming, isolation, public health measures and political resistance to them.]

Dates: Other: 2020-12-11

The Embodiment of Human Purpose, 2020-06-17

 Item
Identifier: togetherApart-200
Scope and Contents

[Author's ruminations on video gaming, depression, and tenacity. Titled "Age of Covid-19 on document.]

Dates: Other: 2020-06-17