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Video Games: the movie

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Video games were successful as they allowed people to have a "contained" challenge that was simple in concept but difficult when carrying out.Video games were also successful as they allowed for the fun of real physical games with more accessibility, replay value and convenience. A popular game is a game that can connect to a large amount of people whether it is through it's simple concept or if they heard about it from someone else.

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In the 1980s, the video game landscape was becoming over saturated with video games and caused games and consoles to drop in price. Video games were also becoming repetitive in game-play style and were no longer original or stood out. The crash of video games was eventually sealed with the release of Atari's E.T. game , which was rushed and unplayable.

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Video games are a form of art, they depict situations with a setting and characters made by the artist, the game designer(s). Like art, video games also can be realistic or abstract, often also having genres like action or fantasy that are based off the culture and art of a certain time period. like other forms of art like music or literature,video games, and people's opinion of them are purely subjective.

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I think these indie games will become more popular as the gaming community grows and branches out with more mainstream games likely staying co-op that allows different people to play the same game. I also believe that the next evolution of video games is in the form  of virtual reality and augmented reality as they allow for a more physically interactive video game, something video games are stereotypical shown to lack( exercise ). Video games also need to improve their rating systems as games are often bought for being a sequel in a large franchise or from getting over-hyped by people and large companies.

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