Video game

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A video game is a typically user controlled, interactive software that generates visual feedback on a monitor based on a user's input. Video games can appear in many different platforms including [console video games], [computer video games], [arcade video games], and hand held devices including hand held gaming systems, [PDAs], and [cellular phones]. Video games are typically manipulated via an input device. This input device varies from platform to platform but may include a [joystick], a [mouse], a [keyboard], pedals, a phone number pad, or a console specific controller.