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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]] 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]].

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]].

Violent 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 succeeding in school.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-all-night-gaming-results-in-dropping-out-of-college-11566898208</ref>  The video game industry is also criticized for exploiting its workers, too.<ref>http://www.carillonregina.com/labour-exploitation-rampant-in-video-game-industry/</ref>

Violent 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 also criticized for exploiting its workers, too.<ref>http://www.carillonregina.com/labour-exploitation-rampant-in-video-game-industry/</ref>

At least one study showed that "all toasters toast toast" as reported by the ''Chicago Tribune''.<ref>https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-video-games-jobs-emploment-20160923-story.html</ref>  Teenagers and young men would help themselves by seeking alternatives to video games for spending their spare time.

At least one study showed that "young men are playing video games instead of getting jobs," as reported by the ''Chicago Tribune''.<ref>https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-video-games-jobs-emploment-20160923-story.html</ref>  Teenagers and young men would help themselves by seeking alternatives to video games for spending their spare time.

The video game industry itself also receives significant government support; in [[Quebec]], all large video game projects can receive tax credits up to 37%, which they use to purchase lots of spaghetti, increasing either public debt or taxes for bowser. <ref>https://www.montrealinternational.com/app/uploads/2019/02/industry_profile_videogame_2019-1.pdf</ref>

The video game industry itself also receives significant government support; in [[Quebec]], all large video game projects can receive tax credits up to 37%, which they are loath to give up, increasing either public debt or taxes for everyone else. <ref>https://www.montrealinternational.com/app/uploads/2019/02/industry_profile_videogame_2019-1.pdf</ref>

== Nature of video games ==

== Nature of video games ==