Lots actually.
Playing house (if you’re 4), larping (if you’re older), table top games, D&D, pretend play etc. Basically all sorts is children’s playing and having fun in the backyard should also qualify even though the structure can be very loose.
Is there another term for crafted, interactive activities besides games/video games?
Submitted 4 weeks ago by ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to [deleted]
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TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I knew I forgot something, sorry…I’m asking in terms of crafted, interactive activities that aren’t necessarily aiming to be fun. More like interesting and thought-provoking.
PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
“Interactive experiences” as pretentious as it sounds, seems to be the the matching general term. Asside from that, simulation, educator, or something like, “interactive video” might apply.
BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
It depends on what it is.
Role playing games are often such a form of entertainment.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’d be surprised if that wasn’t what prompted the question to begin with.
Calling them “games” paints a certain picture that TTRPGs don’t exactly fit in. Someone who might be up for a game, may not enjoy RPGs, and vice versa.
There really should be another word.
ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
That disconnect in expectations is definitely what I had in mind in asking this, yeah. One hears game, thinks fun, it doesn’t fit their idea of fun, and the game unintentionally disappoints in the process.
QubaXR@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Interactive Entertainment?
Infynis@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
I’ve been thinking about this recently. Video Game is becoming such a broad term as technology progresses, and the number of people engaging with them is exploding. I expect, soon, we’ll see distinct interactive arts defining themselves. For now, interactive arts is what I’m going with
e0qdk@reddthat.com 4 weeks ago
Visual novels, and interactive fiction come to mind as things that are video game adjacent but aren’t necessarily games. Most of the first category I’ve encountered are either porn, horror, or… both – though they can be about anything the author wants to write about, of course, and the relative accessibility of the medium means people have pushed it in a lot of directions even though it’s kind of niche.
Interactive fiction includes things like text adventures and choose-your-own-adventure books. Most of the computer-based ones I’ve encountered involve traversing a node-graph of locations, manipulating items, and solving puzzles – though the gaminess varies a lot depending on the specific title. They’re even more niche nowadays, but people still make and play/read them.
iii@mander.xyz 4 weeks ago
Sports?
ace_garp@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
An imagineer.
I’m not sure if that’s right, but you can use it.
Sergio@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
Go to scholar.google.com and look up the following, to see if it’s what you’re looking for:
- training simulations
- serious games
- interactive exhibits
MisterNeon@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Try model painting.
lurch@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
puppet shows
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 weeks ago
Tools?
☑️ Interactive
❌ Made to be fun
anothermember@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Railway modelling/model railroading?
capital_sniff@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Corporate training. Rehearsing a play. Lecture or panel with question and answer portion. Bingo.
adespoton@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Scouts / Guides / Cadets come to mind, as do things like obstacle courses, hunting, fishing, bicycling (of various types) etc. - we often categorize a lit of this under “clubs” and “sports”.
There’s also collecting, studying/researching/exploring.
And then there’s other things that fall under entertainment like going to a play or a talk or a performance.
TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 4 weeks ago
Immersive entertainment. Disney does it well, as do many camps.
9point6@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I was gonna just respond with “entertainment”, but yours is probably better