Karakteristik Game

A game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements. However, the distinction is not clear-cut, and many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports/games) or art (such as jigsaw puzzles or games involving an artistic layout such as Mahjong, solitaire, or some video games).

Begitulah definisi game yang saya dapat dari ensiklopedia bebas Wikipedia. Game merupakan permainan terstruktur yang biasanya digunakan sebagai hiburan dan terkadang juga dipakai sebagai media edukasi. 

Menurut Roger Caillois dalam bukunya Les jeux et les hommes (Games and Men), game itu harus mempunyai karakteristik sebagai berikut:

1. Fun: the activity is chosen for its light-hearted character. 
2. Separate: it is circumscribed in time and place
3. Uncertain: the outcome of the activity is unforeseeable
4. Non-productive: participation does not accomplish anything useful
5. Governed by rules: the activity has rules that are different from everyday life
6. Fictitious: it is accompanied by the awareness of a different reality

Nur Alfi Ekowati
-Sumber: ensiklopedia bebas Wikipedia
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[25-12-2012]