I love playing video games! Games like The Last of Us are truly a work of art.
My kids like to play video games, but sometimes when they talk about them, I feel like they're speaking another language! I have a lot to learn! Are video games mainly played on PC or consoles?
I'd say it's a mix of both. There are tons of different platforms, from handheld devices to actual computer consoles.
Okay, wow. I didn't know there were so many platforms! Have video games been around for a long time?
They go as far back as the 1950's, but they didn't become mainstream until the late 1970's/1980's.
Oh! I think we had a video game that came out in the late 70s, but I can't remember the name of it! Do you know?
You might be thinking of Atari? I believe Nintendo's first console wasn't released until the 1980's. 
Yes! I think that was it! I loved my Atari! Video games have come a long way since then! What else can you tell me about today's video games?
, mouse devices, keyboards, the touchscreens of mobile devices, or even a person's body, using a Kinect sensor. Players view the game on a display device such as a television or computer monitor or sometimes on virtual reality head-mounted display goggles. There are often game sound effects, music and voice actor lines which come from loudspeakers or headphones. Some games in the 2000s include haptic, vibration-creating effects, force feedback peripherals and virtual reality headsets.
In the 2010s, the commercial importance of the
repeatedly play violent video games are learning thought patterns that will stick with them and influence behaviors as they grow older. Researchers from this study found that over time children started to think more aggressively, and when provoked at home, school or in other situations, children reacted much like they did when playing a violent video game. But even the harshest critics agree that people can learn something from playing video games. While research on the behavioral and cognitive impacts of video games with violence have shown mixed outcomes, games with little or