<s>
Non-games	B-Application
are	O
a	O
class	O
of	O
software	O
on	O
the	O
border	O
between	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
"	O
non-game	B-Application
game	O
"	O
was	O
coined	O
by	O
late	O
Nintendo	O
president	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
,	O
who	O
describes	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
entertainment	O
that	O
really	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
winner	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
a	O
real	O
conclusion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Wright	O
had	O
previously	O
used	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
software	B-Application
toy	I-Application
"	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
difference	O
between	O
non-games	B-Application
and	O
traditional	O
video	O
games	O
is	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
structured	O
goals	O
,	O
objectives	O
,	O
and	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
genres	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
considered	O
non-games	B-Application
include	O
language-learning	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
digital	B-Application
tabletop	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
puzzle	O
games	O
,	O
simulation	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
art	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Non-games	B-Application
have	O
existed	O
since	O
the	O
early	O
days	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
has	O
n't	O
been	O
a	O
specific	O
term	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
is	O
Atari	O
Inc.	O
’	O
s	O
1977	O
Surround	B-Application
,	O
a	O
two-player	O
snake	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
contains	O
a	O
free-form	O
drawing	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Video	O
Graffiti.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
examples	O
which	O
were	O
sold	O
as	O
games	O
but	O
present	O
a	O
less	O
structured	O
experience	O
are	O
Alien	B-Application
Garden	I-Application
(	O
Epyx	O
,	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
Moondust	B-Application
(	O
Creative	O
Software	O
,	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
Worms	B-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
1983	O
launch	O
titles	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
)	O
,	O
I	B-Application
,	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
(	O
Atari	O
,	O
1983	O
)	O
which	O
contains	O
an	O
"	O
ungame	O
mode	O
"	O
called	O
"	O
Doodle	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
"	O
and	O
Jeff	O
Minter	O
's	O
Psychedelia	B-Application
(	O
Llamasoft	O
,	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
light	O
synthesizer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Budge	O
's	O
Pinball	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
(	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
1983	O
)	O
popularized	O
software	O
where	O
building	O
something	O
is	O
more	O
entertaining	O
than	O
playing	O
the	O
finished	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
a	O
lesser	O
extent	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
became	O
construction	O
sets	O
through	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
level	O
editors	O
,	O
like	O
Doug	O
Smith	O
's	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
(	O
Broderbund	O
,	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
Ron	O
Rosen	O
's	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
Robot	O
and	O
His	O
Robot	O
Factory	O
(	O
Datamost	O
,	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
John	O
Anderson	O
's	O
Rally	B-Application
Speedway	I-Application
(	O
Adventure	O
International	O
,	O
1983	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
more	O
proper	O
construction	O
sets	O
followed	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
EA	O
's	O
Adventure	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
and	O
Racing	B-Application
Destruction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1989	O
simulation	O
game	O
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
called	O
a	O
software	B-Application
toy	I-Application
by	O
its	O
creator	O
Will	O
Wright	O
,	O
since	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
ultimate	O
objective	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
;	O
scenarios	O
with	O
objectives	O
existed	O
in	O
some	O
incarnations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
but	O
these	O
were	O
not	O
the	O
focus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Non-games	B-Application
have	O
been	O
particularly	O
successful	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
platforms	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
broad	O
range	O
of	O
Japanese	O
titles	O
have	O
appealed	O
to	O
a	O
growing	O
number	O
of	O
casual	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Types	O
of	O
non-games	B-Application
included	O
language-learning	B-Application
software	I-Application
for	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
(	O
including	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
memorization	O
of	O
kanji	O
)	O
,	O
Go-learning	O
games	O
,	O
puzzle	O
games	O
and	O
cooking	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
