. A video game is an electronic game in which one or more people interact, by means of a controller, with a device that displays video images.1 This electronic device, known generically as a “platform”, can be a computer, a machine arcade, a game console or a portable device, such as a mobile phone. Video games are, year by year, one of the main industries of art and entertainment.. Typically, video game recreate virtual environments and situations in which the gamer can control one or more characters (or any other element of said environment), to achieve one or more objectives within certain rules.. Depending on the video game, a game can be played by a single person against the machine, two or more people on the same machine, or multiple players over a LAN or online via the Internet, competing collaboratively against the machine or with each other.. There are video game of many types. Some of the most representative genres are action, role-playing, strategy, simulation, sports or adventure video games.. The video game can be classified into genres depending on factors such as the game system, the type of interactivity with the player, their objectives, etc. The evolution of video games since their inception has led to a growing and changing variety of genres, often in relation to what...
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