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A '''video game''' is an electronic game, which is played on a device such as a [[computer]] or console. Board games such as [[chess]] have also been made into video games; '''''chess is more beneficial to the mind and less addictive'''''. Video games provide the user with audio and visual feedback when the game is played. Today, they are often played with others, either in-person or over the [[Internet]].

A '''video game''' is an electronic game, which is played on a device such as a [[computer]] or console. Board games such as [[chess]] are also played online, but '''''chess is more beneficial to the mind and less addictive'''''. Video games provide the user with audio and visual feedback when the game is played. Today, they are often played with others, either in-person or over the [[Internet]].

Often, video games bring people together and create spaces for positive social interaction.<ref>https://www.jcfs.org/response/blog/video-games-are-social-spaces-how-video-games-help-people-connect</ref> However, on the other hand, it should also be mentioned that some video games are particularly addictive for teenage boys and young men.<ref>https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/video-game-addiction</ref><ref>https://americanaddictioncenters.org/video-gaming-addiction</ref> Video games are sometimes associated with dropping out of school.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-all-night-gaming-results-in-dropping-out-of-college-11566898208</ref>  The video game industry is criticized for exploiting its workers, too.<ref>http://www.carillonregina.com/labour-exploitation-rampant-in-video-game-industry/</ref>

Often, video games bring people together and create spaces for positive social interaction.<ref>https://www.jcfs.org/response/blog/video-games-are-social-spaces-how-video-games-help-people-connect</ref> However, on the other hand, it should also be mentioned that some video games are particularly addictive for teenage boys and young men.<ref>https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/video-game-addiction</ref><ref>https://americanaddictioncenters.org/video-gaming-addiction</ref> Video games are sometimes associated with dropping out of school.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-all-night-gaming-results-in-dropping-out-of-college-11566898208</ref>  The video game industry is criticized for exploiting its workers, too.<ref>http://www.carillonregina.com/labour-exploitation-rampant-in-video-game-industry/</ref>