Games

Games are characterized by

change, interactivity
obstacles, strategy
discovery, enjoyment
intelligence

Players

The good, the bad and the ugly

The game state

a multi-frequency scheduler -- periodic updates

Long term dynamics

strategies -- (AI) software technology (agents)

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The game is a meta for ...

(tele) education
(intelligent) systems -- (read agents)
interactive information retrieval
scientific research

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