Video Game or a video game is a game that uses interaction with a user interface through the images produced by video equipment. Video games generally provide a reward system for example, scores are calculated based on the level of success achieved in completing the missions in the game.

Video games can now be played by many players at the same time although they are separated between islands and between continents, was no longer played with a conventional video game arcade machines, this time with a computer or console (Wii, PS, Xbox) is connected to the Internet, are referred to as online gaming

Genres of online games are the types of games in terms of how to play. Examples of the genre, namely:

● RTS (real time strategy) ●
Real Time Strategy is a genre of computer games that have the characteristic form of war games that each player has a country, the country is managed in terms of gathering resources (natural, human, economic), setting strategy combat troops, diplomacy with countries tetanga, increased economic development, confidence, development of education from a primitive state into a modern civilization.

RTS is distinguished from the turn-based strategy which in turn RTS games do not recognize. Each player can set / command its troops in any time. In RTS, the game can be a historical theme (eg Age of Empires series), fantasy (eg Warcraft) and fiction (eg Star Wars).
Age of Empires, Rise of Nations, Stronghold, Warcraft.

● FPS (first person shooter) ●
This type of game in a shootout with the display on the screen the player is the viewpoint character is playable characters, each character has a character different abilities in the shooting accuracy, shooting reflexes, etc.. These games can involve a lot of people.

This game can be crippling the mission of the criminal and alien, sometimes also a number of players shared some of the teams in charge of crippling the other team, before it is disabled. Another major characteristic is the use of handguns over long distances.

Examples of this genre of games include Duke Nukem 3D, Quake, Blood, Unreal, Unreal Tournament, Half-Life series, Counter-Strike, Halo series, Perfect Dark, TimeSplitters, Call of Duty, System Shock, and GoldenEye 007.

● RPG (role playing game) ●
(English: role-playing game RPG abbreviated) is a game that the players play the role of imaginary characters and collaborate to weave a story together. The players choose tokok action figures based on the characteristics of their character, and the success of their action depends on the system of game rules that have been determined. Still follow the rules of origin set, the players can improvise shape the direction and outcome of this game.

In an RPG game, there is rarely a “lost” or “win”. This makes the game different RPG than other types of board games like Monopoly or Snakes and Ladders, card games, sports, and other games. Like a novel or a movie, RPG games have a fascination for these games invites players to use their imagination. Usual RPG towards more social collaboration rather than competition. Generally in RPGs, the players joined in one group.

Average RPG game is played like a radio drama: when a player “talk”, he speaks as a character and when the player wants his character to do something physical (such as attacking a monster or open a lock) he has to describe it verbally.

There is also a kind of RPG game where players can perform physical movements by the player’s own character. It’s called Live-Action Role-playing or LARP. In a LARP game, the players usually wear costumes and use the tools that fit with the character, world and stories that he played.

The other term is a MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) is a game of role-playing game (RPG) that involves thousands of players to play together in a virtual world that continues to grow at the same time through the medium of the Internet and networks.

An example of this genre of games World of Warcraft, The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, Final Fantasy, Ragnarok, DOTTA.

Life simulation games ● ●
This life simulation game covers the activities of individual characters in a character. In the character player memainakn figures responsible for the intelligence and physical abilities of these characters. Figures like these characters require human needs such as learning, working, shopping, socializing, raising animals, nurturing environment and others. Opponent could be another player who plays the character as a neighbor or a computer with a high level of artificial intelligence.

Examples are SimLife, Second Life.

● Construction and management simulation games ●
Games that simulate a project to build a city, players required to build a town complete with public amenities and facilities such as government buildings, public transportation, parks, schools, hospitals, places of worship, factories, airports, stations, banks and other buildings other. when building a city the player must also consider the economic resources, the convenience of the residents in activities that may be disturbed during the making of the bridge crossing and others.

Examples of this genre of game is SimCity, Caesar.

Vehicle simulation ● ●
These types of games to simulate the operation of some vehicles, the vehicle can include aircraft, fighter planes, trains, war vehicles, and construction vehicles.

Examples of this genre of game is FlightGear, Tram, Orbiter.

● ● Action Game
Games of this type is associated with physical challenges, such as agility, reflexes of the player. In this game the player controls a character of characters, a character could playable characters who are faced with a character who fights against the other characters can also perform a mission that many obstacles, collecting certain objects, defeating enemies, and save the other characters.

● ● Adventure Games
Games that use fictional characters who figure in charge of exploring to solve a mystery or a case, a treasure hunt, and save the character of artificial characters.

Many of the game lifted from a popular novel and movie bishop.

● ● Action Adventure Game
Bertualngan game combined with action fight, facing obstacles and solve puzzles.

Examples of this genre is the game Tomb Raider, Indiana Jones.

Simulation Manager ● ●
Game that simulates being a manager in a football club. Examples of this genre is the Championship Manager.

and many more types of games or genres of games such as Sport, Racing, Art on average very intersect with real world activity.