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vr.tr.game · thing-q11410

Let an agent handle games by type, rules, players, age suitability and safety, and separate games from sports and gambling where law does.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.MED
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Type and rules What game.

Type

Board, card, video, physical.

Type

Game type.

  1. What type of game is it? definition
  2. How many players? measurement

Rules

How to play.

Rules

The rules.

  1. What are the rules and goal? definition
  2. Which edition of the rules applies? provenance
Suitability Who it is for.

Age rating

PEGI, ESRB, toy labels.

Rating

Age rating.

  1. What is its age rating, and why? provenance
  2. Does it have content warnings? boundary

Accessibility

Inclusive play.

Accessibility

Accessibility options.

  1. What accessibility options does it offer? definition
  2. Can it be played with disabilities? boundary
Safety Physical and financial.

Physical safety

Small parts, inflatables.

Physical safety

Physical hazards.

  1. Does it have small parts or other hazards? boundary
  2. Is inflatable equipment certified and supervised? boundary

Spending

In-game purchases.

Spending

Purchases and gambling mechanics.

  1. Does it include paid loot boxes or in-game purchases? boundary
  2. What parental controls exist? action
Creation Makers and rights.

Makers

Designers and publishers.

Credits

Who made it.

  1. Who designed and published it? provenance
  2. When? provenance

Rights

Copyright and trademarks.

Rights

Rights in the game.

  1. Who holds rights to the game? provenance
  2. Are the rules themselves protected? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.MED
Other names and narrower kinds
maze, inflatable castle, Straw maze, Inflatable bouncers, carnival game, shooting galleries, skee ball, high striker, claw crane, Submarine Catcher, arcade game, electro-mechanical game

What it is Filled

A structured activity undertaken for enjoyment, sometimes also for education or competition, with rules and goals, including board, card, video, outdoor and fairground games.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle games by type, rules, players, age suitability and safety, and separate games from sports and gambling where law does.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Rules and goals, played for enjoyment
  • Physical, tabletop or digital
  • Gambling games are regulated differently
  • Sports are games with physical competition

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Cheat or help others cheat in games played for stakes or ranking.
  • Use manipulative design to push players, especially children, into spending.
  • Collect players' personal data beyond what the game needs.
  • Facilitate unlawful gambling.

Only with a human decision

  • Spending money within a game on a person's behalf.

May

  • Explain game rules, play fair as an opponent or partner, and help people learn.
  • Describe games and their history from cited sources.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Games can teach and connect, but gambling-like mechanics harm vulnerable players.
  • Fair play is the point of the game for everyone else.

Who is affected

  • Players
  • Children
  • Opponents

Owners Filled

Steward

The person who owns the game; for a published game, its rights holder.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q17537576 - registry parent class
  • Q17538258 - registry parent class

related

  • creative work - recreative work
  • sport - physical competition
  • gambling - stakes of money

contains

  • rules - structure

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.game
  • Wikidata: Q11410 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11410)
  • PEGI or ESRB rating: age label video game ratings
  • BoardGameGeek id: numeric tabletop games

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Rules and components
  • Age ratings such as PEGI or ESRB
  • Carnival games and inflatables as physical play
  • Boards, cards, screens, mazes, bouncy castles and carnival stalls; the game is the rules and play.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • play it
  • learn and teach its rules
  • design and publish it
  • rate it, for age suitability

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Small parts choking risk
  • Injuries on inflatables
  • Gambling-like mechanics for children
  • Excessive play

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • PEGI and ESRB rating systems
  • Toy safety law such as EU Directive 2009/48/EC
  • Gambling law on loot boxes in some countries
  • EN 14960 for inflatable play equipment

Context of use required Filled

  • Play, entertainment, learning and social connection.
  • board and card games
  • video games
  • party and carnival games
  • mazes and physical play
  • educational games

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q11410: game - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Game - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should game types be separate entries?
  • How should age ratings be linked?
  • How should loot boxes be classified?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11410/spec.json