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Gameplay

Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game. The term applies to both video games and tabletop games. Gameplay is the connection between the player and the game, the player's overcoming of challenges, and the pattern of player behavior defined through the game's rules.

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History

Video game development
1 related topics

Types

Cooperative video gameAsymmetric video gameEmergent gameplayNonlinear gameplay
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Further reading on playability

DoiWayback MachinePhillips, Hubert
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Overview

GameVideo gamesTabletop games
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Gameplay

Nodes16
Edges15
Triples14
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.125
Components1

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Gameplay

Top relations

related to Definition of term · 4
Gameplay → For, It, The, There
related to Playability · 4
Gameplay → Different, For, However, Playability
related to Types · 3
Gameplay → Asymmetric, Below, For
is a · 2
Gameplay → connection between the player and the game, specific way in which players interact with a game
related to history · 1
Gameplay → Arising

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Important terminology

playability game games video doi 2009 player 10 proceedings interaction players experience conference term development example elements design heuristics 1145

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Gameplayis aspecific way in which players interact with a game0.90text
Gameplayis aconnection between the player and the game0.90text
Gameplayrelated to Definition of termThere0.60section
Gameplayrelated to Definition of termIt0.60section
Gameplayrelated to Definition of termFor0.60section
Gameplayrelated to Definition of termThe0.60section
Gameplayrelated to historyArising0.60section
Gameplayrelated to PlayabilityPlayability0.60section
Gameplayrelated to PlayabilityDifferent0.60section
Gameplayrelated to PlayabilityFor0.60section
Gameplayrelated to PlayabilityHowever0.60section
Gameplayrelated to TypesFor0.60section

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