aka Video Game, [Interactive Game]

see also Simulat Ion

could run on a PC or a console (arcade, home, handheld)

Steven Johnson: If you were designing a cultural form explicitly to train the cognitive muscles of the brain, and you had to choose between a device that trains the mind's ability to follow narrative events (Reading And Writing), and one that enhanced the mind's skills at probing (Experi Ment) and telescoping (ModEl) - well, let's just say we're fortunate not to have to make that choice.

[Raph Koster]: [Theory Of Fun] http://www.theoryoffun.com/ ISBN:1932111972

info on mod-friendly games http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_(computer_gaming)

• MacOsX-specific site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macologist

Mark Hurst mini-reviews of free/online games: http://www.goodexperience.com/games/

top indie games

[Libre Game Wiki] tracks Open Source games http://libregamewiki.org/List_of_games

[Game Engine]-s, including Open Source engines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine#Notable_engines

A list of the "best" [Free Ware] computer games of 2007

[Kongre Gate] helps you learn how to write Flash-based games (Stimulating Learning Projects).

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