A game is a structured activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more concerned with the expression of ideas. A game can also be distinguished from play which is usually unstructured, and a puzzle which requires a strong mental concentration and is undertaken alone.
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Online games are games played over some form of computer network. At the present, this almost always means the Internet or equivalent technology; but games have always used whatever technology was current: modems before the internet, and hard wired terminals before modems. The expansion of online gaming has reflected the overall expansion of computer networks from small local networks to the Internet and the growth of Internet access itself. Online games can range from simple text based games to games incorporating complex graphics and virtual worlds populated by many players simultaneously. Many online games have associated online communities, making online games a form of social activity beyond single player games.
The rising popularity of Flash and Java led to an Internet revolution where websites could utilize streaming video, audio, and a whole new set of user interactivity. When Microsoft began packaging Flash as a pre-installed component of IE, the Internet began to shift from a data/information spectrum to also offer on-demand entertainment. This revolution paved the way for sites to offer games to web surfers. Most online games like World Of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XI and Lineage II charge a monthly fee to subscribe to their services, while games such as Guild Wars offer an alternative no monthly fee scheme. Many other sites relied on advertising revenues from on-site sponsors, while others, like RuneScape, let people play for free while leaving the players the option of paying, unlocking new content for the members.
After the dot-com bubble burst in 2001, many sites solely relying on advertising revenue dollars faced extreme adversity. Despite the decreasing profitability of online gaming websites, some sites have survived the fluctuating ad market by offsetting the advertising revenue loss by using the content as a cross-promotion tool for driving web visitors to other websites that the company owns.
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A great selection of the best free flash games that you can play online. Categorized games, Adventures, Arcade, Board, Driving, Fighting, Puzzles, Shooting, and much more!
Submitted: 21-Dec-2009
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Submitted: 27-Apr-2010
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Submitted: 28-Nov-2009
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Submitted: 13-Feb-2010
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Submitted: 16-Feb-2010
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Submitted: 18-Feb-2010
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Submitted: 8-Dec-2009
Welcome To Enarcade here you will find tons of great free flash games to play, all selected for their quality. A great source of online flash games including Shooting games, Action games, Sports games, Driving games, Strategy games and more.
Submitted: 22-Jan-2010
Sudoku is a number place game based on logic reasoning. Everyone can play Sudoku because it is universally understood across all languages. The rule is quite simple too, each row, each column and each 3x3 box may only contain the number 1 to 9 once. Although this sounds very simple, it can turn out cruel!
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Submitted: 1-May-2010
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Submitted: 6-Apr-2010