Vehicle simulation games are a genre of video games which attempt to provide the player with a realistic interpretation of operating various kinds of vehicles. Rollings and Adams note that "the vast majority of vehicle simulators are flight simulators and driving (usually car-racing) simulators". This genre also includes simulations of driving trains, spacecraft, boats, tanks, and other combat vehicles.
Mastery of vehicle control is the element w...
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Vehicle simulation games are a genre of video games which attempt to provide the player with a realistic interpretation of operating various kinds of vehicles. Rollings and Adams note that "the vast majority of vehicle simulators are flight simulators and driving (usually car-racing) simulators". This genre also includes simulations of driving trains, spacecraft, boats, tanks, and other combat vehicles.
Mastery of vehicle control is the element which encourages players to continue playing, even after the game's goals have been completed.
The market for vehicle simulators is "divided between the purists and the casual players". A variety of vehicle simulators have been created to serve both markets. Purists demand total accuracy, whereas casual players are less concerned with such details. This level of accuracy depends on how damage, physics, environment, weather, and controls are implemented. In both driving games and flight simulators, players have come to expect a high degree of...
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