Board game

The plays of simulation are numerous. The principal types are the economic plays or of management. When simulation relates to a war or a real or fictitious battle, one speaks rather about War game. The Jeu of figurines is a particular form of the war game.

Video game

As regards Video game, a play of simulation is a play which makes it possible to represent thanks to the computer the operation of a machine or a system.

Mainly, one finds plays of simulation which make it possible to lead or control virtually machines of all natures: plane, car, motor bike, space shuttle, etc

One can also find simulators of system like, for example, a radar. It is then a question of managing an air traffic.

Thanks to the progress of data processing (in particular increase in power of the Processor S and graphics cards 3D), the plays of simulation for personal computers approach more and more the characteristics of the professional simulators, the mechanical devices in less as regards the simulators on jack.

The field of simulation is vast, and it can encroach on some other categories, but one rather classifies in this category the plays where realism is thorough very far.

External bonds

• http://www.racingfr.com/: Forum of Mechanical simulations of Sports on PC
• Simulation on Video Plays PC
• http://www.rfsimulation.com/ Gate of activities dedicated to the play of simulation rFactor
• teaching http://www.bessis.net/ Simulations of management