Twitch games
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Twitch games are computer and video games in which the user must react quickly to circumstances, to continue playing and win the game. Such skill is a common element of many kinds of video games, from first-person shooters like Doom, where the sudden appearance of dangerous monsters invoke the fight or flight response, to puzzle games like Tetris, where the speed of the game mirrors the player's progress.
The advantage to a twitch game is that the movement is quick, and the feedback immediate. This works to keep the user actively engaged. Any time a player actively responds to a rapidly changing scenario within a game, the player is said to be "twitching". Twitch can be used to expand tactical options and play, test skill in various areas (usually reflexive responses) and generally add difficulty (relating to the intensity of "twitching" required).
Twitch games, when applied as a genre, refer to games where success is essentially guaranteed by correct "twitching". Such games can fall under other categories, but success is still essentially based on "twitch".
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- Reaction Time Test and Statistics at HumanBenchmark.com
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