Game studies, also known as ludology (from ludus, "game", and -logia, "study", "research"), is the study of games, the act of playing them, and the players...

suggested a hobby game market value of almost $900 million. A dedicated field of research into gaming exists, known as game studies or ludology. While...

A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard...

the beheading game motif have lent themselves to study not just in the realm of literary theory, but also of game studies. Game studies relating to medieval...

and game studies are highly interdisciplinary (ranging from interface research, neurological research, psychology and informatics to sound studies, cultural...

principles of game design. Academically, game design is part of game studies, while game theory studies strategic decision making (primarily in non-game situations)...

to Study Game Publishers: Activision Blizzard's Corporate History". Game Production Studies. pp. 179–196. Tran, Binh (2023-07-17). "Types of Game Publishers:...

A video game genre is an informal classification of a video game based on how it is played rather than visual or narrative elements. This is independent...

An indie game, short for independent video game, is a video game created by individuals or smaller development teams without the financial and technical...

A strategy game or strategic game is a game (e.g. a board game) in which the players' uncoerced, and often autonomous, decision-making skills have a high...

game developer is a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer...

Video game modding (short for "modification") is the process of alteration by players or fans of one or more aspects of a video game, such as how it looks...

An art game (or arthouse game) is a work of interactive new media digital software art as well as a member of the "art game" subgenre of the serious video...

A casual game is a video game targeted at a mass market audience, as opposed to a hardcore game, which is targeted at hobbyist gamers. Casual games may...

The Landlord's Game is a board game patented in 1904 by Elizabeth Magie as U.S. patent 748,626. It is a realty and taxation game intended to educate users...

of seminal importance to new media studies, in particular literary approaches to digital texts and to game studies. Examples given by Aarseth include...

This is a list of video gaming-related websites. A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate...

[e̞ɾó̞ɡe̞(ː)]; a portmanteau of erotic game エロチックゲーム, erochikku gēmu) is a Japanese genre of erotic video game. The term encompasses a wide variety of...

notable game examples. Casual game Dojin soft Fangame Indie game List of video game developers Webster, Andrew (June 23, 2012). "26 indie game developers...

A game engine is a software framework primarily designed for the development of video games and generally includes relevant libraries and support programs...

largest video game publishers and developers ranked by reported revenue. Sony Interactive Entertainment is the world's largest video game company, followed...

An arcade game or coin-op game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement...

A serious game or applied game is a game designed for a primary purpose other than pure entertainment. The "serious" adjective is generally prepended to...

Game art design is a subset of game development involving the process of creating the artistic aspects of video games. Video game art design begins in...

as game development tools. Game programming has many specialized disciplines, all of which fall under the umbrella term of "game programmer". A game programmer...

{{{1}}} Cloud gaming, sometimes called gaming on demand or game streaming, is a type of online gaming that runs video games on remote servers and streams...

A video game producer is the top person in charge of overseeing development of a video game. The earliest documented use of the term producer in games...

A horror game is a video game genre centered on horror fiction and typically designed to scare the player. The term may also be used to describe tabletop...

Design". Game Studies. 6 (1). Retrieved February 27, 2024. Pearce, Celia (July 2002). "Sims, BattleBots, Cellular Automata God and Go". Game Studies. 2 (1)...

studies, game genres are themselves becoming a subject of study. An early attempt at analysis of the action and adventure genres appeared in a Game Developers...