Games|Computer

Computer games are simply using a computer to play a game.

Computer games can be categorized in one or more of the following categories:

• Turn based game
• Continuous game

• Two dimensional - 2d
• Fixed screen
• Scrolling screen
• Horizontal scrolling
• Left to right scrolling - as you move to the right, you cannot move back to the left
• Vertical scrolling
• Three dimensional

• First person
• Third person

Special note about computerization of existing board games: Most popular board games have been computerized to some degree or another. Chess, checkers and othello - reversi have world class computer programs. It has been proven , by playing all possible checkers games, that the second player to move can always win. Computer game programs are worthy opponents and can help you improve you skill at traditional board games.