Chapter 18. Playing Games


In This Chapter

  • Building a State-of-the-Art Gaming System

  • Installing and Playing PC Games

  • Playing Games Online

  • Playing Games Against Other Players

  • Finding Videogame News and Tips Online

One of the most popular uses of a personal computer has nothing to do with workand everything to do with play. That's right, most people use their PCs, even just a little, for playing games.

There are all sorts of games you can play on your new PC. You can play the simple games (like Solitaire) that are included with the Windows XP operating system. You can play traditional PC games that you buy at your local computer store and install on your PC's hard disk. You can play simple games over the Internet, where you pit your skills against a competing computer. And you can also use the Internet to link to other gamers and play sophisticated multi-player online games, which can be a real trip.

Read on to learn how to get your computer system in tip-top shape for all this game playingand then discover the best places to play these exciting games.



Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics
Absolute Beginners Guide to Computer Basics (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0789731754
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 261

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