What Are Video Games?

What are Video Games? What elements make them so appealing such that video game addiction, large spendings on microtransactions and millionaires in esports have become a thing?
Today, let's explore the general development of video games to see how they started out and how they developed.
This is by no means a comprehensive overview, however I hope that it will give greater insight into how people may view video games in different ways, as well as be a good starting point for the rest of the content on this channel.
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Content Attribution:
Music:
-via YouTube Audio Library
by Otis McDonald (https://soundcloud.com/otismacmusic)
Does it Float? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWRCR5wFFV4)
Drive (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmx1iZxnPxc)
Ever Felt pt.1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BiXhuRq7fU)
In Case You Forgot (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cn7XOfox0k)
Not for Nothing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMOkgtSjW1w)
Sunday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGpOruFF-Hs)

Man by Rondo Brothers (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0xfvt7OZAl2jAg63i1pJBA/)
Rubber Necking & Trouble by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
Chess Pieces by Silent Partner (https://www.youtube.com/c/SilentPartnerMusic)

-via Creative Commons:
One Step Each (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d52SBk0YC08) by DJ Quads (https://www.youtube.com/c/DjQuadsOfficial)

by Lakey Inspired (https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired)
Arcade (https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/arcade)
Better Days (https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/better-days)
Blue Boi (https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/blue-boi)
City of Angels (https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/city-of-angels)

Videos:
'Pong Gameplay' by Szergej Butov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ijHphrXqU
'Space Invaders 1978 - Arcade Gameplay' by Game Archive - No Commentary Gameplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU4psw3ccUI
'Super Mario Bros. (1985) Full Walkthrough NES Gameplay [Nostalgia]' by Pii89 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLl9XBg7wSs
'Wasteland (PC/DOs) 1988, Interplay, EA (Original Audio)' by Major Thriftwood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v17LQ7Ukrsk
'Fallout 2 (PC) Playthrough | Part 1 (No Commentary) by Rellings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vycRfzuWDPA
'32 Kill Solo Squads!! Fortnite Battle Royale Gameplay - Ninja' by Ninja https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwerp2SNiTQ
'Super Mario 64 Speed Run (5:34)' by SpeedrunsDotNet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLphAlLQNiE
'1993: CNN's first reports on the Web' by CNN 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aIkMwUeL_Q'
'Fortnite World Cup Solo Finals - Full Match (Bugha)' by IGN 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXuqhgghPuA'

Images:
Arcade Image by Jazella (https://pixabay.com/users/jazella-1930366) from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=4049174

Articles:
Game Development Cost Article: https://www.gamesradar.com/playstation-accidentally-reveals-dollar200m-development-costs-for-horizon-forbidden-west-and-the-last-of-us-part-2/
Microsoft Purchase Article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/13/microsoft-deal-to-buy-call-of-duty-maker-activision-blizzard-cleared-by-uk
MicroTransaction Article: https://kotaku.com/someone-spent-over-150-000-in-microtransactions-on-a-t-1839040151