Games

A game is an activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment. Games can be of different types like field games, video games, personal computer games, board games, card games, role playing games, single-player games and lawn games. A personal computer game is a video game played on a personal computer. PC games use one or more input devices, typically a keyboard, mouse and/or trackball. These games often require specialised hardware in the user's computer like a specific generation graphics processing unit (GPU) or simply an Internet connection for online play.

The first computer game, Spacewar, was developed in 1961. After the video game crash of 1983, the industry saw a revival with the advent of the popular Commodore Amiga computer. The advent of the Creative Labs Sound Blaster card, which featured much higher sound quality due to the inclusion of a PCM channel and digital signal processor, further enhanced video game sound. The rise of Windows 95 further increased the popularity of computer games. The advent of GPUs yielded increased realism in computer games. High-quality graphical interfaces have been used in the new releases of PC games.

Computer games may be distributed on physical media like DVDs and CDs, as Internet-downloadable shareware, or through online delivery services like Direct2Drive and Steam. Some of the popular computer games include Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, Super Mario 64, Tomb Raider and Half-Life among others. These games are available on many online sites. Many free online games are also available on the internet.