gaming
(geɪmɪŋ )
1. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]
Gaming means the same as gambling.
...offences connected with vice, gaming and drugs.
...the most fashionable gaming club in London.
2. uncountable noun B2
Gaming is the activity of playing computer games.
Online gaming allows players from around the world to challenge each other.
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Collocations:
computer gaming gaming business gaming device gaming environment gaming experience gaming industry gaming system interactive gaming multiplayer gaming online gaming video gaming
Which would give the better picture for computer gaming: a dedicated computer screen or a hybrid television/ monitor?
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Is it science fiction, virtual reality, cyber fiction, the multiple lives of computer gaming, or just messing big-time with your head?
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What works for computer gaming may not necessarily work for teaching, medical diagnosis and, most crucially, social interaction.
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Some of those recruited come from the computer gaming industry, which the military admit leads the way in some of the technology.
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A single night of pre-bedtime computer gaming may lead to a reduction in sleep and a decline in next-morning alertness.
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But the success of the club will be based upon its gaming business.
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Gaming business licensing was also changed.
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Gaming businesses are also battling for the attention of consumers from other online platforms, such as video streaming services.
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Ministers justify the policy by arguing that basing the gaming businesses in this country will make it easier to regulate the industry and protect potential addicts.
Times, Sunday Times
He was busy exercising his thumbs on a hand-held gaming device with insertable mint-sized disks, each with its own circuit board designed to launch him on a fresh adventure.
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The small portable screen can be removed from the main hub to create a handheld gaming device.
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It might not sell itself as a gaming device but it has the credentials.
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The keyboard has not seen as much advancement in terms of making it a formidable gaming device.
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A home computer was often seen as simply as a higher end purchase than a console, adding abilities to what would still be mainly a gaming device.
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Our study found that adopting distinctive aspects of the gaming environment could actually make it easier to lead people in the real world.
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A number of games utilize billboard-like advertisements or product placement to create a realistic gaming environment.
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These third parties had control over the online gaming environment and with multiple third parties involved, it left a non-unified experience.
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Other uses of these overlays were very detailed drawings of the static gaming environment, while the moving objects were drawn by the vector beam.
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The platform runs on real-time locative media, developed in-house, which means that the gaming environment changes relative to the players real-world location.
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But it's a gaming experience like few others.
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This makes the whole gaming experience flow nicely from one to the other.
The Sun
But most do not really add to the gaming experience.
The Sun
Yet whatever it was they looked at — 'a web-based narrative gaming experience' or an expensive experiment — the answer seemed to be 'no'.
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If fancy graphics and scary sound effects aren't enough for you, enhance your gaming experience by immersing yourself in smell-ovision or com-pooh-ter games.
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Now the movie industry is looking deeper into the gaming industry for inspiration.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The US has a vast and powerful gaming industry which wants to be neither undermined nor undercut by foreign interests.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The Rock is a haven for the online gaming industry because of the generous tax regime historically afforded by the local government.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Bingo and poker were less strong, as these are highly competitive areas across the gaming industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The 5 billion merger comes amid a wave of consolidation in the gaming industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This smart case turns your Android phone into a portable gaming system.
The Sun (2013)
The popular gaming system uses wireless technology to detect its users' movements in 3- D.
The Sun (2008)
Interactive gaming, e-learning, digital marketing agencies, web development and other creative and online sectors are growing fast in the city.
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There were also added activities such as a student essay competition and interactive gaming.
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Some devices have been created that could be used in conjunction with virtual travel and interactive gaming similar to an omnidirectional treadmill.
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The culture show displays a digital audio recording studio, a large stage show, 10 booths that host libraries, internet cafes, sewing stations, interactive gaming machines and cafeterias.
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Magic 2015, with its slick animations and single and multiplayer gaming, tries to do the opposite.
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The phone can create a wireless link with nearby handsets to allow multiplayer gaming, even if there's no network or wi-fi signal.
Times, Sunday Times
The puzzles are incredibly challenging and multiplayer gaming genuinely adds a new element to the experience.
The Sun
Each new game presents an unknown map, providing a new experience to the player, and an even playing field in multiplayer gaming.
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The centerpiece of this expansion pack, however, was the inclusion of scenarios, intended for multiplayer gaming.
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Brand loyalty has never been a strong driver for online gaming.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
That was despite closing after a government US operations clampdown online gaming.
The Sun (2007)
The Rock is a haven for the online gaming industry because of the generous tax regime historically afforded by the local government.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The online gaming group's board subsequently dismissed him.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Speculation about consolidation in the online gaming sector has been rife in recent months.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
To its devotees, video gaming is more than just a chance to wile away a few hours, it's a religion.
The Sun (2013)
Now they like comic books or skateboarding or video gaming.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Football video gaming, that is.
The Sun (2010)
This is pushing the boundaries of gameplay by successfully combining video gaming with real toys for the first time.
The Sun (2011)
The video gaming industry also offers advice.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
- the last chance saloon for someone
- the last moment
- the last sb heard
- the last straw
- the last word
- the last word in sth
- the last word/the final word
- the law is clear
- the law of the jungle
- the least I can do
- the least I could/can do
- the least I could do
- the length and breadth of
- the lesser evil
- the lesser of two evils
- the lesser of two evils
- the letter of the law
- the letter of the law
- the life and soul
- the life and soul of the party
- the life and soul of the party
- the life of Riley
- the light at the end of the tunnel
- the lights are on but nobody is at home
- the likes of sb