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A game is a structured activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more concerned with the expression of ideas. However, the distinction is not clear-cut, and many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports/games) or art (such as jigsaw puzzles or games involving an artistic layout such as Mah-jongg solitaire).

Key components of games are goals, rules, challenge, and interaction. Games generally involve mental or physical stimulation, and often both. Many games help develop practical skills, serve as a form of exercise, or otherwise perform an educational, simulational or psychological role. According to Chris Crawford, the requirement for player interaction puts activities such as jigsaw puzzles and solitaire "games" into the category of puzzles rather than games.

Attested as early as 2600 BC, games are a universal part of human experience and present in all cultures. The Royal Game of Ur, Senet, and Mancala are some of the oldest known games.

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Elpida Completes Development of 1-Gigabit GDDR5

Elpida Completes Development of 1-Gigabit GDDR5

Technology / Semiconductors

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Elpida Memory, Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory, today announced that it had developed a 1-gigabit GDDR5 (product name: EDW1032BABG) that operates at a world-class high speed ...


Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty (AP)

Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty

Technology / Business

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday.


'Call of Duty' setting entertainment records

Technology / Business

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" is blasting its way into entertainment history.


Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go (AP)

Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go

Technology / Software

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through ...


'Uncharted 2' leads Video Game Award nominations (AP)

'Uncharted 2' leads Video Game Award nominations

Technology / Software

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" has seized a leading eight nominations for this year's Video Game Awards, Spike TV announced Wednesday.


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Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 friend Facebook

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Users of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles can now brag about their achievements on Facebook.


Playing active video games can equal moderate intensity exercise

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Active Wii sports video games and some Wii fit activities may increase adults' energy expenditure as much as moderately intense exercise, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions ...


Don't be happy, be worried: Sports fans need dose of negative

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

For sports fans watching their favorite team play, the greatest enjoyment comes only with a strong dollop of fear and maybe even near-despair, a new study suggests.


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Security heightened ahead of Ubisoft's 'Avatar' game release

Technology / Software

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Security cameras in hallways, double locked doors and strict confidentiality clauses, Ubisoft employees are working in a veritable bunker in downtown Montreal to create their latest 3D video game.


Logitech is buying video-conferencing equipment firm LifeSize Communications

Logitech buys video conferencing firm

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created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Switzerland-based Logitech is buying video-conferencing equipment firm LifeSize Communications in a 405-million-dollar deal expected to close next month.


'Star Trek Online' to beam gamers to the bridge (AP)

'Star Trek Online' to beam gamers to the bridge

Technology / Software

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- The most iconic setting in "Star Trek" almost didn't make it into the series' online video game.


NPD: October video game sales tumble 19 percent (AP)

NPD: October video game sales tumble 19 percent

Technology / Business

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- After a slight reprieve in September, U.S. video game retail sales slumped again in October, unable to escape the economic turmoil that's cutting into consumer spending and swelling the ranks of unemployed.


Review: 'Band Hero,' 'Lego Rock Band' -- clean rock (AP)

Review: 'Band Hero,' 'Lego Rock Band' -- clean rock

Technology / Software

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Musical video games are already family-friendly. There's no violence, and their developers have already weeded out most of the sex and drugs in rock 'n roll. And just about anyone can pick up a fake ...


Under Pressure: The Impact of Stress on Decision Making

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- We are faced with making decisions all the time. Often, we will carefully deliberate the pros and cons of each item, taking into consideration past experiences with similar situations before making our ultimate ...


'Call of Duty' sells $310M in N Amer, UK in 24 hrs (AP)

'Call of Duty' sells $310M in N Amer, UK in 24 hrs

Technology / Software

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- First-day sales of Activision Blizzard Inc.'s "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" broke records, raking in an estimated $310 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone.