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As with real children, the term refers to characters who are understood to be biologically and/or chronologically under age 18 during the course of a game in which they are depicted. In the case of characters who mature to adulthood in the course of the story, articles should only be included in this category if the character's childhood ...
Video game characters by year of introduction (45 C) * Lists of video game characters (15 C, 25 P) + Video game species and races (2 C, 26 P) A.
Games have rules and structure and goals that inspire motivation. Games are interactive and provide outcomes and feedback. Most games also have problem solving situations that spark creativity. [18] Identification with the character within the video game is an important factor in the learning potential of the gamer.
The player character picks up a sword in the 1989 video game Prince of Persia Avatars in video games are the player's representation in the game world. The first video games to include a representation of the player were Basketball (1974) which represented players as humans, [ 24 ] [ 25 ] and Maze War (1974) which represented players as eyeballs.
Articles on the English Wikipedia related to fictional characters originating in video games. This subject excludes characters that appeared originally for other media, such as licensed appearances. Video game species such as Pokémon also fall under the scope of this project, both as individual species and related lists. 9.1% List-Class; 23% C ...
A video game, [a] sometimes further qualified as a computer game, is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld ...
Alternate character, a character in addition to one's main player character; Non-player character (NPC), a character in a game that is not controlled by a player Boss (video games), a significantly powerful non-player character created as an opponent for players; Mob (video games), short for "mobile", a computer-controlled non-player character ...
A player character (also known as a playable character or PC) is a fictional character in a video game or tabletop role-playing game whose actions are controlled by a player rather than the rules of the game. The characters that are not controlled by a player are called non-player characters (NPCs). The actions of non-player characters are ...