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video game

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video game

Summary

video game is a type of arts[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of type_of_arts entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,495 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • video game's instance of is recorded as type of arts[3].
  • video game's instance of is recorded as software category[4].
  • video game is a type of electronic game[5].
  • video game is a type of entertainment software[6].
  • video game is a type of audiovisual work[7].
  • video game is a type of video games, consoles and accessories[8].
  • video game's Commons category is recorded as Video games[9].
  • video game's Unicode character is recorded as 🎮[10].
  • video game's Unicode character is recorded as 🕹️[11].
  • video game's Unicode character is recorded as 👾[12].
  • video game's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Video gaming[13].
  • video game's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Video games[14].
  • video game's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Video games[15].
  • video game's facet of is recorded as digital entertainment[16].
  • video game's described by source is recorded as Larousse Encyclopedia online[17].
  • video game's partially coincident with is recorded as PC game[18].
  • video game's partially coincident with is recorded as video game[19].
  • video game's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox video game[20].
  • video game's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox Galgame[21].
  • video game's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox animanga/Game[22].
  • video game's topic has template is recorded as Template:Video game gameplay[23].
  • video game's has characteristic is recorded as video game genre[24].
  • video game's has characteristic is recorded as game mode[25].
  • video game's has characteristic is recorded as computing platform[26].
  • video game's has characteristic is recorded as video game theme[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of arts[3] and software category[4]. Recorded subclass of include electronic game[5], entertainment software[6], audiovisual work[7], and video games, consoles and accessories[8].

Influence

Things named for video game include animation, comics, and games[28], a subculture[29], in People's Republic of China[30] and Video Game Museum[31], a website[32], founded in 1999[33].

Why It Matters

video game ranks in the top 10% of type_of_arts entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,495 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

It has been cited as an influence by The Protomen[36], a musical group[37], founded in 2003[38].

Entities named for it include animation, comics, and games[28], a subculture[29], in People's Republic of China[30] and Video Game Museum[31], a website[32], founded in 1999[33].

FAQs

Who did video game influence?

video game has been cited as an influence by The Protomen[36].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . larousse.fr. larousse.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by → game studies
    Mesh concept id → M0028277
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, WikiProject Video games
    Has characteristic → video game genre, game mode, computing platform +3
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 17281, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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