Definition of "video game" []

• An electronic or computerized game played by manipulating images on a video display or television screen. (noun)

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• "The strong link between video game violence and real world violence, and the conclusion that video games lead to social isolation and poor interpersonal skills, are drawn from bad or irrelevant research, muddleheaded thinking and unfounded, simplistic news reports:"
• "In a 2001 review, John L. Sherry, PhD, of Purdue University found “32 independent studies in which violent video game play was the independent variable and some measure of aggression was the dependent variable.”"
• "When he went home that afternoon, he plugged in his video game console, loaded Grand Theft Auto 3, blew up a few cars and shot a half-dozen people, including a young blonde woman."