online gaming

Multiplayer digital entertainment

Online gaming is playing video games over the internet, either cooperatively or competitively with other players.

It ranges from casual mobile games to massive multiplayer worlds with thousands of simultaneous participants.

She met her boyfriend through online gaming.

The term encompasses everything from chess apps to first-person shooters to virtual casinos.

Related
  • forumsVenues for collective discourse
  • MMORPGMultiplayer internet adventure game
  • social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
  • screen timeDuration on digital displays
  • MOBACompetitive team strategy game

AFK · clans · voice chat · guilds · ping · latency · lag spike · multiplayer · team deathmatch · servers · FPS · gamification · battle royale · grinding · matchmaking · toxic · trash talk · rage quit

Categories
Opposites
connectivity

online gamingLAN gaming

Multiplayer on local network

local play · offline mode

medium/platform

online gamingboard games

Structured tabletop play

tabletop gaming · card games · outdoor games · parlor games · dice games

social modality

online gaminggame night

Casual play gathering

party games · living room gaming

Family

online, gaming

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G