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What Exactly is a “Video Game” Anymore?

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It would be an understatement to say that video games have changed in the 42 years since Pong! first began making the medium popular. Indeed, since then games have progressed from moving lines and dots to full 3-dimensional worlds built to feel alive. Along with the visuals, the objectives have changed too; from simply getting a high score, to finishing the game, to a myriad of other purposes (with the idea of a “score” almost becoming a foreign concept outside of multiplayer). Video games aren’t just games anymore, they’re something more. But what exactly are they if not games?
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