gaming
Playing video titles
Gaming is playing games, especially video games or gambling.
The word now leans heavily toward video games: gaming PC, gaming console, the gaming industry.
Someone deep into video games is a gamer.
In casinos, gaming is the preferred euphemism for gambling: gaming tables, gaming commission.
To game a system is to exploit its rules for advantage.
Comfort in distress
- PCHome computer, or tactful
- controllerDevice directing a system
- joystickTilting lever for control
- keyboardArray of input keys
mouse · touchscreen · haptic · online · co-op · singleplayer · respawn · checkpoint
Multi-round competitive event
- esportsProfessional video game competitions
- leaderboardRanked list of competitors
- rankingsOrdered list by performance
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
matchup · bracket · finals · playoffs · champion · opponent · duel · showdown
Amusement or pleasure
- playRecreation or staged drama
- enjoymentState of relishing something
- recreationRefreshment through leisure
- pastimeRecreational pursuit
leisure · amusement · excitement · thrill · engagement · graphics · soundtrack · cutscene
Constructing imaginary universes for fiction
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- narrativeAccount of events
- roleplayAdopt another's perspective
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
atmosphere · exploration · quest · campaign · protagonist · NPC · dialogue · cinematic
Tabletop competitive entertainment
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- miniaturesTiny representations of larger things
- cardsStiff paper rectangles
- roleplayingAssuming fictional identities
Catan · Monopoly · Warhammer · campaign · figurines · meeples · deckbuilding · cooperative
Methods to achieve goals
- planningArranging for future events
- chessStrategic board game
- turn-basedPlayers alternate actions
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
civilization · positioning · micromanagement · flanking · counterplay · min-maxing · metagame · difficulty
console
Comfort in distress
- PCHome computer, or tactful
- controllerDevice directing a system
- joystickTilting lever for control
keyboard · mouse · touchscreen · haptic · online · co-op · singleplayer · respawn · checkpoint · framerate
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- esportsProfessional video game competitions
- leaderboardRanked list of competitors
- rankingsOrdered list by performance
multiplayer · matchup · bracket · finals · playoffs · champion · opponent · duel · showdown · victory
fun
Amusement or pleasure
- playRecreation or staged drama
- enjoymentState of relishing something
- recreationRefreshment through leisure
pastime · leisure · amusement · excitement · thrill · engagement · graphics · soundtrack · cutscene · replay
worldbuilding
Constructing imaginary universes for fiction
lore · atmosphere · exploration · quest · campaign · protagonist · NPC · dialogue · cinematic · first-person
boardgames
Tabletop competitive entertainment
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- miniaturesTiny representations of larger things
- cardsStiff paper rectangles
roleplaying · Catan · Monopoly · Warhammer · campaign · figurines · meeples · deckbuilding · cooperative
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- planningArranging for future events
- chessStrategic board game
- turn-basedPlayers alternate actions
real-time · civilization · positioning · micromanagement · flanking · counterplay · min-maxing · metagame · difficulty · AI
- activitiesbowling, climbing, exercise, eating, baking
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- gamingbuff, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, e-sports, noob
- hobbiesknitting circles, skateboarding, model trains, write, writing
- leisurerecreation, pastimes, downtime, free time, relaxation
- leisure activitiesrelax, watching, unwind, walking, chill
gamingwatching
Actively looking at something
spectating · reading · movie watching · listening · streaming
gamingworking
In active function
productivity · labor · toil · employment · studying
gamingoutdoor recreation
Nature-based leisure activities
physical exercise · sports · hiking · nature activities · crafting
- retro gamingPlaying older video games
- online gamingMultiplayer entertainment via internet
- family gamingMultiplayer for all ages
- gaming consoleVideo game hardware
- gaming the systemExploiting rules unfairly
- video gamingElectronic interactive entertainment