Why do americans call them video games, when they're technically computer games? Because of their visual aspect? Most games are audio-visual.
And console is essentially a computer too.
>>107171055 (OP)
because the picture is moving
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11/11/2025, 9:32:33 AM
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>>107171055 (OP)
no. they're called pc games.
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11/11/2025, 9:36:04 AM
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>>107171061
Video comes from Latin and means "to see". It's not referring to movement.
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11/11/2025, 9:36:09 AM
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>>107171111
computer game and video game don't mean the same thing. a computer game is a game played on a computer, but may not involve a video display, like for example Simon is a computer game, but it is not a video game.
not all video games are computer games either, for example Pong is a video game, but it is made up from discrete analog components, with no computer.
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11/11/2025, 9:38:45 AM
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>>107171097
Pong machine is still a computer, just with low computing power and highly specialized.
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11/11/2025, 9:40:53 AM
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>>107171111
i suppose one could argue what a computer is in that case, but how about something even more primitive, like the Magnavox Odyssey, surely nobody could argue that to be a computer, but it still uses a video display to technically play games with
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11/11/2025, 10:07:12 AM
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>>107171055 (OP)
anyone who calls a console a computer usually wears a hat with a little propeller on the top
