Definition of games

[Alexander Schmehl]

Hi!

* Miriam Ruiz <little_miry at yahoo.es> [060202 01:34]:
> I've just filled an ITP for pyKaraoke (#345897), and was wondering if that
> kind of program (a karaoke) could be considered a game or not.

Why not?


> I've also have StepMania (a dancing game) packaged [..]

Sounds like a nice game to me, too.


> I was wondering, would those kind of programs be considered games (for me they
> are, I wouldn't be asking this otherwise).

Uhm... Let's just say a game is everything someone could use to kill
some time while having fun doing so.  I don't think we need a much
stricter definition ;)


> Can a karaoke program be considered a game, and should I add pyKaraoke
> to the games team or not?

IMHO:  Yes and yes.


Yours sincerely,
  Alexander

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