Video games or imagination?
By VickiA4
@VickiA4 (40)
United States
November 22, 2006 6:55pm CST
Do you think kids should play video games or be taught to use their imagination? I think too many kids come home and play games instead of going outside to run around. Remember when we were kids and we didn't come into until the street lights came on or it was time for dinner?
1 response
@meghanus007 (622)
• India
23 Nov 06
Playing too much this type of games is not good,but playing a little helps the mind to get refreshed,,,but this prevents them to play from outside
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The phrase interactive entertainment is the formal reference to computer and video games. To avoid ambiguity, game software is referred to as "computer and video games" throughout this article, which explores properties common to both types of game.
In common usage, a "computer game" or a "PC game" refers to a game that is played on a personal computer. "Console game" refers to one that is played on a device specifically designed for the use of such, while interfacing with a standard television set. "Video game" (or "videogame"), in places where the term is used, has evolved into a catchall phrase that encompasses the aforementioned along with any game made for any other device, including, but not limited to, mobile phones, PDAs, advanced calculators, etc.