[games_access] question game definition

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Hi,

To make it easier you could take the view that "games are a transmedial 
phenomenom" (Jesper Juuls) - meaning games can come in all sort of forms, 
materials, shapes, sizes, media, etc. There's an incredible amount of 
literature discussing definitions of 'game' out there, many of them all 
useful from their own perspective. I find the definition of exergaming on 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exergaming pretty useful* exept for the "video 
game" part, which excludes games/consoles/toys such as Swinxs 
(http://www.swinxs.com/). I would go for something like:

"Exergaming (a portmanteau of "exercise" and "gaming") is a term used for 
GAMES that also provide PHYSICAL exercise." (also emphasize physical)

Hopes this answers your 'screen'-question. What I find much more 
interesting, concerning a definition, is whether or not exergames are 
specifically designed games to stimulate exercise. Or is this just a 
category and do exergames include any game in which physical exercise is 
involved?

Greets,

Richard



* Whether or not it is 100% "accurate" is often a pretty pointless 
discussion - a definition is usually only judged by its usefulness.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sandra Uhling" <sandra_uhling at web.de>
To: <games_access at igda.org>
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 2:02 PM
Subject: [games_access] question game definition


Hello,

this time I could need some help with exergaming :-)
We are looking for a definition of exergaming.

One of the question is, if games that do not use a screen
can be called computer/console games.
Some call this "interactive products".

For example:
Games that have large buttons and show the points on a sign.

My opinion is, that it is a game, when a person interacts with it.
And the interaction results in points. You can win, when you have the most 
points.
Games do not need a screen, there can be also tactile or audio output.
Like demor or blind heor or audio games.

What do you think ?
Is there somewhere a definition I can use ?

Best regards,
Sandra

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