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Outline of games

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to games:

A game is a structured type of play usually undertaken for entertainment or fun. Games can also be work, art or an educational tool.[1]

Definition

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Main article: Game § Definitions

Purpose

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Individuals participate in game-play for various reasons, depending upon the aspect the particular game covers. These include:

  • Education – The transmission of knowledge, skills and character traits.
    • Learning analytics – Collecting data about learners for understanding and optimizing learning.
  • Entertainment – Activity that holds attention or gives pleasure.
    • Play – Intrinsically motivated recreation.
    • Social relation – Interpersonal relationship between two or more people.
  • Pleasure – Experience that feels good, is enjoyable.
    • Hobby – A regular pleasurable activity.
  • Strategy – Plan to achieve goals in uncertainty.
    • Tactics – Conceptual action or short series of actions with the aim of achieving a short-term goal.

Classification

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Further information: Game § Gameplay elements and classification

Genre

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Main article: List of game genres

Lists of games

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Party games

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Tabletop games

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Video games

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Main article: Lists of video games

Other

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Game elements

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Further information: Game § Gameplay elements and classification

Tabletop

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Further information: Tabletop game § Tabletop game components

Players

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Main article: Gameplay
  • Player – Participant in a game.
    • Gamer – Participant in video games or tabletop games

Lists of players

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History

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Main article: History of games

Game development

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Main articles: Board game development and Video game development

Game design

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Main article: Game design

Video game

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Main article: Video game design

Game theory

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Main article: Game theory

Outlines of games

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Definition of GAME". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
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