Gaming may refer to:
Games and sports
The act of playing
game
A game is a structured form of play (activity), play, usually undertaken for enjoyment, entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator s ...
s, as in:
* Legalized
gambling
Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value ("the stakes") on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted. Gambling thus requires three el ...
, playing games of chance for money, often referred to in law as "gaming"
* Playing a
role-playing game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within ...
, in which players assume fictional roles
* Playing a
tabletop game
Tabletop games or tabletops are games that are normally played on a table or other flat surface, such as board games, card games, dice games, miniature wargames, or tile-based games.
Classification according to equipment used
Tabletop ga ...
, any game played on a flat surface
* Playing a
video game
Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This fee ...
, an electronic game with a video interface
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Esports
Esports, short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams. Although orga ...
, competing in eSports
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Video game culture
Video game culture is a worldwide new media subculture formed by video gamers. As video games have exponentially increased in popularity over time, they have had a significant influence on popular culture. Video game culture has also evolved with ...
Other uses
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Gaming, Austria
Gaming () is a municipality within the district of Scheibbs in Lower Austria. It is known, primarily, for an old Carthusian monastery existing within its borders. This served as the home and burial place of Duke Albert II of the Habsburg family, a ...
, an Austrian market town and municipality
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Gaming the system, manipulating a system's rules to achieve a desired outcome
See also
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Gamble (disambiguation)
To gamble is to participate in gambling.
Gamble or Gambling may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Gambling'' (play), a 1929 play by George M. Cohan
* ''Gambling'' (film), a 1934 American adaptation of Cohan's play
*"Gamble", a song by Shi ...
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Game (disambiguation)
A game is a recreational activity with a set of rules.
Game or games may also refer to:
People People with the surname
* Abram Games (1914–1996, London), British graphic designer
* Philip Game (1876–1961), British military leader and Govern ...
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Gamer
A gamer is a proactive hobbyist who plays interactive games, especially video games, tabletop role-playing games, and skill-based card games, and who plays for usually long periods of time. Some gamers are competitive, meaning they routinely ...
, a person who plays games, especially video games
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History of games
The history of games dates to the ancient human past. Games are an integral part of all cultures and are one of the oldest forms of human social interaction. Games are formalized expressions of play which allow people to go beyond immediate ima ...
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Online gaming (disambiguation) Online gaming may refer to:
* Online game, a game played over a computer network
* Online gambling, gambling using the Internet
See also
* Gamble (disambiguation)
* Game (disambiguation)
* Gamer, a person who plays games, especially video ga ...
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