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vr.tr.game · INF.MED

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

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

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

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

What it is for: Play, entertainment, learning and social connection.

It can be play it; learn and teach its rules; design and publish it; rate it, for age suitability.

Distinguishing features

Rules and goals, played for enjoyment

Physical, tabletop or digital

Gambling games are regulated differently

Sports are games with physical competition

What it looks like

Boards, cards, screens, mazes, bouncy castles and carnival stalls; the game is the rules and play.

How it is recognised

Rules and components

Age ratings such as PEGI or ESRB

Carnival games and inflatables as physical play

Related models

is a kind of - recreative work

creative work

is confused with - physical competition

sport

is confused with - stakes of money

gambling

has part - structure

rules

In practice

Families and kinds

board and card games

video games

party and carnival games

mazes and physical play

educational games

Identifiers

PEGI or ESRB rating age label video game ratings

BoardGameGeek id numeric tabletop games

Standards and regulation

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

Failure modes and hazards

Small parts choking risk

Injuries on inflatables

Gambling-like mechanics for children

Excessive play

Also called

mazeinflatable castleStraw mazeInflatable bouncerscarnival gameshooting galleriesskee ballhigh strikerclaw craneSubmarine Catcherarcade gameelectro-mechanical gameCoin pushermedal gameBingo Pinballredemption gamemerchandiserWowCubepuzzle jugfuddling cuppaint by numberwikigamesradio game showexpansion packcard game expansiontabletop role-playing game supplementstrip mahjongsinging talent showliving campaigneducational gametabletop role-playing gameSimulation-Based Educationnumber gamegeneric role-playing game systemindie role-playing gameDungeons & Dragons retro-clonefreeform role-playing gametalent showfashion competition showRéalta Agus Gaolta

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.game-4

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Type and rules What game.

Rules define a 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 and content suitability protect players.

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.

Games can pose physical and financial risks.

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.

Games are creative works with 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

What the second pass must settle

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