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  2. Zero-player game - Wikipedia

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    In the game, the player is a god that can communicate with a non-player character hero. [8] However, the game can progress with no interaction from the player. [9] Incremental games, sometimes called idle games or clicker games, are games which do require some player intervention near the beginning however may be zero-player at higher levels. [10]

  3. Incremental game - Wikipedia

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    An incremental game, also known as a clicker game, tap game or idle game, is a video game whose gameplay consists of the player performing simple actions such as clicking on the screen repeatedly. This " grinding " earns the player in-game currency which can be used to increase the rate of currency acquisition. [ 1 ]

  4. Idle (CPU) - Wikipedia

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    Many operating systems, for example Windows, [1] Linux, [2] and macOS [3] will run an idle task, which is a special task loaded by the OS scheduler on a CPU when there is nothing for the CPU to do. The idle task can be hard-coded into the scheduler, or it can be implemented as a separate task with the lowest possible priority.

  5. List of commercial video games released as freeware

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    The source code has also been released; the game is still being sold on CD, but the open source version contains the full game content. Boppin' 1994 2005 [29] Puzzle Amiga, DOS Apogee Software: Castle Infinity: 1996 2000 MMOG: Windows: Starwave: Castle of the Winds: 1989 1998 [30] Role-playing video game: Windows 3.x: Epic MegaGames: Caves of ...

  6. List of freeware video games - Wikipedia

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    This is a selected list of freeware video games implemented as traditional executable files that must be downloaded and installed. Freeware games are games that are released as freeware and can be downloaded and played, free of charge, for an unlimited amount of time. This list does not include: Open source games (see List of open-source video ...

  7. System Idle Process - Wikipedia

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    However, the idle process does not use up computer resources (even when stated to be running at a high percent). Its CPU time "usage" is a measure of how much CPU time is not being used by other threads. In Windows 2000 and later the threads in the System Idle Process are also used to implement CPU power saving.

  8. Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight and more gather for 'A ... - AOL

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    The festive first look begins with a glimpse of Bailey channeling Diana Ross as she sings “Stop! In the Name of Love” by The Supremes before she and Robinson explain why music fans should tune in.

  9. Universal Paperclips - Wikipedia

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    Lantz argues that Universal Paperclips reflects a version of the orthogonality thesis, which states that an agent can theoretically have any combination of intelligence level and goal: "When you play a game – really any game, but especially a game that is addictive and that you find yourself pulled into – it really does give you direct ...