Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Video Games

A form of interactive entertainment in which the player controls electronically generated images that appear on a video display screen. This includes video games played in the home on special machines or home computers, and those played in arcades.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A form of interactive entertainment in which the player controls electronically generated images that appear on a video display screen. This includes video games played in the home on special machines or home computers, and those played in arcades.

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9 entry terms
  • Videogame
  • Videogames
  • Game, Video
  • Games, Video
  • Video Game
  • Computer Games
  • Computer Game
  • Game, Computer
  • Games, Computer

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11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

96; was see PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS 1984-95

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Previous Indexing

  • Play and Playthings (1983-1995)

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  1. I03.450.642w.693.930w
  2. L01w.224w.900w.930w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Video Games. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018910. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018910
  2. Video Games. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game
  3. Video Games. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7889