- This article is about games played on consoles. Video gaming is about this form of gaming in general. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device.
A console game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment. Multimedia is media and content that utilizes a combination of different content forms. The game consists of manipulable images (and usually sounds) generated by a video game console, and displayed on a television or similar audio-video system. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The game itself is usually controlled and manipulated using a handheld device connected to the console called a controller. A game controller is an Input device used to control a Video game. The controller generally contains a number of buttons and directional controls (such as analog joysticks) each of which has been assigned a purpose for interacting with and controlling the images on the screen. A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling The display, speakers, console, and controls of a console can also be incorporated into one small object known as a handheld game console. A handheld game console is a lightweight portable electronic machine for playing Video games Unlike Video game consoles the controls screen and speakers
Game multimedia usually comes in the form of a disc, which can be inserted into the game console. Multimedia is media and content that utilizes a combination of different content forms. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Recent advances have allowed games and game demos to be downloaded directly to the console via the Internet. A game demo is an often but not always freely distributed demonstration or preview of an upcoming or recently released computer or video game. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks Simpler consoles, however, may only have a fixed selection of built-in games.
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Introduction
Video games generally each contain different gameplay, objectives, goals, control-schemes, characters, and other features. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Each video game is usually contained on a specifically designed multimedia disc or cartridge, which are generally sold separately from the console and each other. Multimedia is media and content that utilizes a combination of different content forms. In various types of electronic equipment a cartridge can refer one method of adding different functionality or content (e In order to play the specific game, you need the specific console for which it was designed. For example, in order to play the video game Wii Sports, you need to use a Wii. Wii Sports is a Sports game developed and produced by Nintendo as a Launch title for the Wii Video game console. The most popular consoles in the market today (as of May 2007) are the Wii, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. 1234567890 is usually the code referred to when producing console games
Console and display
Controllers
The different consoles each use different controllers. A game controller is an Input device used to control a Video game. Controllers are input devices used to interact with the game. So, for example, if you had a game in which you must control a character in order to obtain a red apple, you would be able to use an analog stick or directional pad ("D Pad") to move your character towards the apple to collect it. The apple is the pomaceous Fruit of the apple tree Species Malus domestica in the Rose family Rosaceae. Video games, of course, are usually much more complicated than this. In the game Pikmin for the Nintendo GameCube, the player uses the analog stick to control his character, the "C" analog stick to tell his Pikmin what to do or where to go, and the "A" button to throw the Pikmin. For the game series see Pikmin (series. is a Real-time strategy Video game developed and published by Pikmin is a Video game series developed by Nintendo 's Shigeru Miyamoto, and released exclusively for the Nintendo GameCube
Screen
Most video games require a screen of some sort. In the case of normal consoles, a television is the most common form of screen used. The screen is used as a source of visual output. As the player pushes buttons and moves analogs on the controller, the screen responds to the actions and changes take place on the screen, simulating actual movement.
Consoles use a large sized (albeit low-resolution) television as their visual output device: optimal for viewing at a greater distance by a larger audience. As a result, many video games are designed for local multiplayer play, with all players viewing the same TV set, with the screen divided into several sections and each player using a different controller. A multiplayer video game is one which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time
Video games have generally had access to less computing power, less flexible computing power, and lower resolution displays. Dedicated consoles were advanced graphically, especially in animation. This is because video game consoles had dedicated graphics hardware, were able to load data instantly from ROM, and a low resolution output would look better on a television because it naturally blurs the pixels. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic
Ratings and censorship
ESRB
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board or ESRB gives videogames maturity ratings based on their content. The Entertainment Software Rating Board ( ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, Advertising guidelines and For example, a game might be rated T for Teen if the game contained obscene words or violence. If a game contains explicit violence or sexual themes, it is likely to receive a M for Mature rating, which means that no one under 17 should play it. There is a rated "A/O" games for Adults Only" these games have massive violence or nudity. There are no laws that prohibit children from purchasing "M" rated games in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Laws attempting to prohibit minors from purchasing "M" rated games were established in California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Louisiana, but all were overturned on the grounds that the establishment of such laws were in violation of a child's First Amendment rights. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America However, many stores have opted to not sell such games to children anyway. Of course, video game laws vary from country to country. One of the most controversial games of all time, Manhunt 2 by Rockstar Studios, was denied a rating by the ESRB until Rockstar could make the content more suitable for a mature audience. This has also been a problem with many mods in other games such as Oblivion and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Video game manufacturers usually exercise tight control over the games that are made available on their systems, so unusual or special-interest games are more likely to appear as PC games. A personal computer Game (also known as a computer game or simply PC game) is a Video game played on a Personal computer, rather Free, casual, and browser-based games are usually played on available computers, mobile phones, or PDAs. Browser games are electronic Games that are played online via the Internet.
PEGI
PEGI (Pan European Game Information) is a system that was developed to standardize the game ratings in all of Europe (NOT just EU, although the majority are EU members), the current members are: all EU members, except Germany and the 10 accession states; Norway; Switzerland. Pan European Game Information ( PEGI) is a European Video game content rating system. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Iceland is expected to join soon, as are the 10 EU accession states. For all PEGI members, they use it as their sole system, with the exception of the UK, where if a game contains certain material, it must be rated by BBFC. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The British Board of Film Classification ( BBFC) originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation responsible for Film, DVD The PEGI ratings are, in most parts (but not all) legally binding, and it is a criminal offence to sell a game to someone if it is rated above their age.
Germany: BPjM and USK
Stricter game rating laws mean that Germany does not operate within the PEGI. Instead, they adopt their own system of certification which is required by law. The USK (Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle or Voluntary Certification of Entertainment Software) checks every game before release and assigns an age rating to it - either none (white), 6 years of age (yellow), 12 years of age (green), 16 years of age (blue) or 18 years of age (red). USK redirects here For the Usinsk airport see Usinsk Airport. It is forbidden for anyone, retailers, friends or parents alike, to allow a child access to a game for which he or she is underage. If a game is particularly violent, it may be referred to the BPjM (Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien - Federal Verification Office for Child-Endangering Media) who may opt to place it on the Index upon which the game may not be sold openly or advertised in the open media. The Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien or BPjM (Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons is an upper-level German federal agency subordinate Unofficially, the titles are not "banned" - adult gamers are still technically free to obtain the titles by other means, although it is still considered a felony to supply these titles to a child.
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Critics of video games
- See also: Video game controversy
From time to time, video games have been criticized by parents' groups, psychologists, politicians, and some religious organizations for allegedly glorifying violence, cruelty, and crime and exposing children to these elements. Similar to other forms of media Video games have been the subject of debate and Censorship. Violence is the exertion of force so as to injure or abuse The word is used broadly to describe the destructive action of natural phenomena like Storms and Earthquakes Cruelty can be described as indifference to Suffering, and even positive Pleasure in inflicting it In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment It is particularly disturbing to some adults that some video games allow children to act out crimes (for example, the Grand Theft Auto series), and reward them for doing so. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment Concerns that children who play violent video games may have a tendency to act more aggressively on the playground have led to voluntary rating systems adopted by the industry, such as the ESRB rating system in the United States and the PEGI rating system in Europe(see above), that are aimed at educating parents about the types of games their children should or should not be playing (or are begging to play). The Entertainment Software Rating Board ( ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, Advertising guidelines and Pan European Game Information ( PEGI) is a European Video game content rating system.
Most studies, however, reach the conclusion that violence in video games is not causally linked with aggressive tendencies. This was the conclusion of a 1999 study by the U. S. government, prompting Surgeon General David Satcher to say, “. David Satcher, MD, PhD (born March 2, 1941) was the 10th Assistant Secretary for Health from 1998 to 2001 and the 16th . . we clearly associate media violence to aggressive behavior, but the impact was very small compared to other things. Some may not be happy with that, but that’s where the science is. ” This was also the conclusion of a meta-analysis by psychologist Johnathan Freedman, who reviewed over 200 published studies and found that the majority did not find a causal link. In Statistics, a meta-analysis combines the results of several studies that address a set of related research hypotheses Mental health professional A psychologist is a practitioner of Psychology, the systematic investigation of the mind including Behavior, Cognition,
Critics of movies, television, and books as a group look down on video games as an inferior form of entertainment. This is probably because of the observation that most video games have very little plot and even less character development, which may or may not be true. Mythos (Aristotle In literature the plot comprises all the events in a story particularly rendered towards the achievement of some particular Artistic or Emotional A frequent counterargument is that this is like complaining that a game of football does not contain much plot or character development, and that although video games include a narrative, they are really about acting in and against a virtual world, which is not primarily based upon passively seeing and hearing. A narrative or story is a construct created in a suitable format (written spoken poetry prose images song Theater, or Dance) that describes a sequence of Virtual reality ( VR) is a technology which allows a user to interact with a Computer-simulated environment be it a real or imagined one Another point of view compares video games to the movies which during the silent era were also considered mere entertainment.
See also
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