While the article did mention first (Wolfenstein: The New Order) and third (Grand Theft Auto V) person shooters as &quot;action video games&quot;, the term could easily apply to games like Rocket League which – while similarly fast-reflex online multiplayer games – are violence free.<p>The specific description of action video games in the article is:<p>&gt; complex 3D settings, that feature quickly moving targets that pop in and out of view, that necessitate substantial visual processing of the periphery, that include large amounts of clutter and task-irrelevant objects, that require the player to consistently switch between highly focused and highly distributed attention, and that require the player to make rapid, but accurate decisions<p>There is no mention of violence or shooting.