Editing Video game (section)

===Culture===
{{main|Video game culture|Gamer}}
[[File:The Art of Video Games 2012 (6848246182).jpg|thumb|right|''[[The Art of Video Games]]'' exhibit at the [[Smithsonian American Art Museum]] in 2012]]
Video game culture is a worldwide [[new media]] subculture formed around video games and game playing. As computer and video games have increased in popularity over time, they have had a significant influence on popular culture. Video game culture has also evolved over time hand in hand with [[internet culture]] as well as the increasing popularity of mobile games. Many people who play video games identify as gamers, which can mean anything from someone who enjoys games to someone who is passionate about it. As video games become more social with [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] and [[Online game|online capability]], gamers find themselves in growing [[social network]]s. Gaming can both be entertainment as well as competition, as a new trend known as [[Esports|electronic sports]] is becoming more widely accepted. In the 2010s, video games and discussions of video game trends and topics can be seen in [[social media]], politics, television, film and music. The [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the video game industry|COVID-19 pandemic]] during 2020–2021 gave further visibility to video games as a pastime to enjoy with friends and family online as a means of [[social distancing]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://ew.com/gaming/coronavirus-videogames-industry-impact/ | title = Game (still) on: How coronavirus is impacting the gaming industry | first = Nick | last = Romero | date = 19 March 2020 | access-date = 27 March 2020 | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | archive-date = 8 April 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200408220631/https://ew.com/gaming/coronavirus-videogames-industry-impact/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-world-turning-to-video-games-150704969.html | title = The world is turning to video games amid coronavirus outbreak | first = Daniel | last = Howley | date = 18 March 2020 | access-date = 27 March 2020 | work = [[Yahoo!]] | archive-date = 8 April 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200408220632/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-world-turning-to-video-games-150704969.html | url-status = live }}</ref>