• self@awful.systemsEnglish
      12·
      21 days ago

      things that are games:

      • the control circuitry for a $1 solar-powered calculator
      • my car
      • X11

      things that aren’t games:

      • pinball, unless it has an electronic score display
      • Quake-style dedicated servers
      • rogue (nethack)
      • bitofhope@awful.systemsEnglish
        9·
        21 days ago

        More computer games:

        • web browsers
        • stock market trackers
        • election watch

        More computer non-games:

        • hangman on a paper teletype
        • ARGs
        • anything on the Vectrex