Game Task
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A Game Task is a decisioning task with players, game rules, a game start state, and an game end state (from a game state space that includes a win state).
- AKA: Game Playing.
- Input: Game Rules (with game solutions).
- It can range from being a Game of Strategy to being a Game of Chance.
- It can range from being an Informal Game to being a Formal Game.
- It can range from being a One-Player Game to being an n-Player Game (such as a two-person game).
- It can range from being a Sequential Game to being a Simultaneous Game. [1]
- It can range from being a Cooperative Game to being a Competitive Game.
- It can range from being a Zero-Sum Game to being a Non-Zero-Sum Game. [2]
- It can range from being a Complete Information Game to being an Incomplete Information Game. [3]
- It can range from being a Perfect Information Game to being an Imperfect Information Game. [4]
- It can range from being an Abstract Strategy Game to being a Real World-like Strategy Game.
- It can be solved by a Game Playing System (that implements a Game Playing Algorithm).
- It can be played during a Game Playing Instance.
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- Example(s):
- a Prisoner's Dilemma Game.
- a Board Game, such as: Tic-Tac-Toe, Checkers, Chess, Go, Mahjong, and Backgammon.
- a Card Game, such as: Rummy and Bridge.
- a War Game.
- an Athletic Game.
- an Electronic Game, such as a video game.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Utility Function, Adversary, Coercion, Autonomous, Situational Awareness, Tactic (Method).
References
2015
- (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/game Retrieved:2015-11-21.
- A game is structured form of play, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. [1] 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 or games) or art (such as jigsaw puzzles or games involving an artistic layout such as Mahjong, solitaire, or some video games). Key components of games are goals, rules, challenge, and interaction. Games generally involve mental or physical stimulation, and often both. Many games help develop practical skills, serve as a form of exercise, or otherwise perform an educational, simulational, or psychological role. Attested as early as 2600 BC, games are a universal part of human experience and present in all cultures. The Royal Game of Ur, Senet, and Mancala are some of the oldest known games.
2009
- (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=game
- S: (n) game (a contest with rules to determine a winner) "you need four people to play this game"
- S: (n) game (a single play of a sport or other contest) "the game lasted two hours"
- S: (n) game (an amusement or pastime) "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"
- S: (n) game (animal hunted for food or sport)
- S: (n) game ((tennis) a division of play during which one player serves)
- S: (n) game ((games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win) "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game"
- S: (n) game (the flesh of wild animals that is used for food)
- S: (n) plot, secret plan, game (a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)) "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"
- S: (n) game (the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game) "the child received several games for his birthday"
- S: (n) game, biz (your occupation or line of work) "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz"
- S: (n) game (frivolous or trifling behavior) "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games"
- S: (v) bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt (place a bet on) "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
- S: (adj) crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game (disabled in the feet or legs) "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
- S: (adj) game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky (willing to face danger)
- http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/game
- Noun
- 1. (countable) A pursuit or activity with rules performed either alone or with others, for the purpose of entertainment. Shall we play a game?
- 2. (in plural games) Sport played in a lesson at school.
- 3. (uncountable) Wild animals hunted for food. The forest has plenty of game.
- 4. (countable) The entire being of an industry, activity or profession. When it comes to making sales, John is the best in the game.
- Noun