Computer and video games

:This article is about computer and video games For the magazine see Computer and Video Games (magazine).

Naming

Gamers use several umbrella terms for console, PC, arcade, handheld, and similar games since they do not agree on the best name. For many, either "computer game" or "video game" describes these games as a whole. Other commonly used terms include, "entertainment software," "interactive entertainment media," "electronic interactive entertainment," "electronic game," "software game," and "videogame" (as one word).

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Computer and video games may be considered a subset of interactive media, which includes virtual reality, flight and engineering simulation, multimedia and the World Wide Web.

Related Topics:
Interactive media - Virtual reality - Flight - Engineering - Multimedia - World Wide Web

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