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GAMING SOFTWARE [3 records]

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Record 1 2021-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Toys (General)
  • Software
  • Sociology of Recreation
CONT

[They] have proposed classification metrics to distinguish hardcore gamers from casual gamers, emphasizing action, competition, complexity, gaming communities, and staying abreast of developments in hardware and software.

Key term(s)
  • hard core gamer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
  • Logiciels
  • Sociologie des loisirs
CONT

Le joueur passionné veut obtenir de bons scores, en solo ou en équipe, et explorer un jeu entièrement pour en dénicher ses subtilités. Dans cette optique, il refera plusieurs fois le même jeu, pour débloquer toutes les quêtes annexes ou augmenter le niveau de difficulté ou finir le jeu avec des contraintes supplémentaires (les speedruns sont un exemple de cette pratique).

OBS

hyperjoueur : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 8 avril 2017.

Key term(s)
  • hyper joueur

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

gaming software : an item in the "Data Processing Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

logiciel de jeu : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de traitement des données» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Software
OBS

Simulation software is based on the process of modeling a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas. It is, essentially, a program that allows the user to observe an operation through simulation without actually performing that operation... Simulation software with real-time response is often used in gaming, but it also has important industrial applications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Logiciels

Spanish

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