Are text adventures video games? With a focus on the kind of interaction, probably not. However, it may be interesting to observe, how computer games tend to re

Are text adventures video games? With a focus on the kind of interaction, probably not. However, it may be interesting to observe, how computer games tend to reflect the mode of HCI in general. In the days of X-Y displays and console switches (and light pens as well) – wherever those had been available –, video games may have been a more obvious option. On the other hand, exploring the parsers of text adventures and the world hidden behind them reflects perfectly the principal mode of interaction in the age of terminals and time sharing (or text consoles in general). P.S.: Compare https://www.masswerk.at/pmd/ https://www.masswerk.at/pmd/ – ist this a video game? If so, close the map window (enter "hide map"), is it still a video game?