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GamerGate - TB on defining what a game is

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John Bain Cynical Brit at Cynical Brit I think its exactly because we respect games as an artform that its important to define what is a game and what is in fact a virtual installation/interactive exhibit. Not being a videogame is not an insult, but if we call everything rendered in a 3d engine a videogame then the definition ceases to have any real worth. Dear Esther is someone talking to you while you hold forward, the only difference in it and a film that does the same thing is that you control the camera. Its more akin to a slideshow than anything else, the only thing you control is the speed at which the slides display Mountain sits there without any input from the player and does things. Its a virtual snowglobe which you shake at the beginning and then leave to its own devices. Leveling the accusation against things like Walking Dead is ridiculous since the game has clear express and implied failure states You can lose, or at least, not win. If you don't have the option to do either then as far as I'm concerned it simply isnt a game. Games are governed by sets of rules, these rules are designed to allow someone to win the game, which also requires someone or something to lose the game. A game is by its very nature a competition of some description, many games are competitions against the ruleset of the game itself, rather than another person. When the competition is taken away, it becomes something else and thats totally fine, as long as you are upfront with the consumer about it so they can make an informed purchase decision Honestly there are very VERY few games that don't qualify. I can only think of a handful off the top of my head that lack the required failure state express or implied to be a videogame. Dear Esther is certainly one, The Graveyard, Dinner Date probably, Glitchhikers, Mountain. There's a couple of others no doubt but I dont really see the need to be inclusive with this tiny handful of titles rather than finding a better way to accurately define them. Thats not doing them a disservice, in fact quite the opposite, its removing a set of expectations to allow these titles more creative freedom. Reply . Unlike- 51: Follow Post. 4 hours ago

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