Gamesand

Gamesand is a hypothetical, wiki-style knowledge base designed to document and analyze games across digital and physical forms. The term is used in discussions about game encyclopedias and collaborative information repositories, and is not tied to a single, official project at present.

Scope and content: It would host articles on individual games, developers, genres, mechanics, platforms, and cultural context. Articles would include summaries, development history, design analysis, release information, and reception, with citations and a revision history. The platform would aim for cross-linking and standardized metadata to facilitate search and interoperability.

Structure and workflow: Users could contribute new articles and edit existing ones subject to review and editorial guidelines. The system would support talk pages, tagging, and templates for consistency.

Governance and licensing: Governance would rely on community norms, with moderators and editors enforcing a code of conduct. Content would use open licenses to encourage reuse, subject to copyright restrictions for game assets and sources.

Impact and status: While not a realized project, the concept of Gamesand reflects broader trends in open knowledge and game studies, offering a template for cooperative documentation of games. See also Wikis, game studies, open knowledge initiatives.