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Chapter 1

WHAT DO COMPUTER GAME AND APP DEVELOPERS DO? COMPUTER GAMES AND APPS Unless you’ve been grounded from using technology your entire life, you already know all about computer games and apps. But if you don’t, let’s discuss them. COMPUTER GAMES Computer games are played on video game consoles, computers, arcade consoles, and smartphones and other mobile computing devices. Games can be played by connecting a cartridge to a game console, by downloading software onto a digital device, by playing games that have been inserted into a game console at the factory, by using virtual reality or augmented reality devices, or by visiting gaming websites. In addition to being played for the purposes of entertainment, computer games are also used in corporate and military training, health care, education, science, and other

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