Category for '''toys''' and '''demos''', [Tk] programs that ''just do things.''

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Anyone want to define the difference between a toy and a game?

[LV] thinks of the difference being that a toy is a visual or executing bit of code that does something cute, 
but which is not intended to provide any ''re-play'' value; the user doesn't interact according to a set of rules to accomplish a goal, with a chance of not achieving that goal.  
In LV's mind, a game is a bit of code that does something cute, with the intent being that the user interacts according to a set of rules to accomplish some goal, with a chance of not achieving that goal.

Other opinions?

[wdb] I propose this difference: a game makes the '''user''' play, a toy makes the '''programmer''' play.

[neb] A friend of mine states that a game can be won or lost. A toy has no end (and no end but itself). eg, Pac Man is a game. The Sims is a toy.

[AMG]: What about single-player Tetris?  You can lose, but you can't win.  Multi-player Tetris, on the other hand, is won when all other players have lost.

[neb]: I would contend that with a score and a time-limit, you have a goal you can win or lose--even if it's only a temporary situation (and any game can be started for a rematch). Every time you play tetris, you're either trying to get a hgiher score or a longer time than the previous round. Anything that can be scored would inherently be a game (under my friend's definition.)

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'''See also:'''
   * [Category Animation]
   * [Category Application]
   * [Category Games]
   * [Category Simulator]

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