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MULTI-PLAYER GAME [1 record]

Record 1 2021-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Toys (General)
  • Software
DEF

[A] video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally ... or online over the Internet.

CONT

Although many multiplayer games continue to focus on combat role playing, many "social" virtual worlds have become a means for widely dispersed groups to maintain personal contact.

Key term(s)
  • multi-player video game
  • multi-player game

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
  • Logiciels
CONT

Un jeu vidéo multijoueur permet à plusieurs personnes de participer ensemble et simultanément à une même partie. Cette fonctionnalité peut se réaliser soit en partageant le même matériel [...] soit en mode de jeu en réseau sur plusieurs plateformes de jeu distinctes qui communiquent entre elles au travers d'un réseau informatique [...]

Spanish

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