Title: Differentiate among game genres.
Course: Game Design and Development, Advanced (10205-II) > Section: Investigating the Functionality of Games

Differentiation should include, but not be limited to,

- action
- adventure
- educational
- massively multiplayer online game (MMOG)
- puzzle
- role-playing
- simulation
- sports
- strategy
- text-based.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What qualities are associated with different game genres?
- What are examples of games that fall into multiple categories?
- What is the relationship between the game genre and hardware and between the game genre and the platform?