diggr Video Game Vocabulary

A Vocabulary for Interlinking Video Game Databases


Version
1.1
Created
2017-04-04
Modified
2019-02-15
Creator
Tracy Hoffmann
Preferred Namespace Prefix
diggr
Preferred Namespace URI
http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/


Classes 12 Object Properties 22 Datatype Properties 5

Overview

Classes

Edition (special)

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/Special_Edition

A Special Edition may be a particular release of a game that is in some way different than another release of the same game on the same platform. This may be because it has fully integrated content that was previously available only as separate expansion material or additional content/features not available in the regular edition of the game. This can also be done in physical form e.g. with merchandise.

has super-classes
Edition (generic)

Production event

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/ProductionEvent

The act of creating a video game.

has super-classes
E5_Event
is in domain of
has contributor
is in range of
is created by
is involved in

Diggr Game Entity

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/DiggrEntity

Comprises all game related things.

Location statement

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/LocationStatement

A location statement connects places or geographic entities with time or time span.

Company

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/Company

A company which is involved in the video game industry.

Edition (generic)

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/Generic_Edition

The Generic Edition is the creative or economic vision of game which will be realized in Platform Realizations. The Edition denotes a particular instantiation of a video game from a publisher or distributional perspective.

Local Release

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/LocalRelease

A Local Release incorporates a specific Edition and a specific Platform Realization. It is made available and accessible in a particular region and in a particular language. Local releases can differ in language, graphics localization, customization options for difficulty levels and characters.

Platform

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/Platform

Hardware or Software platform for which a Video Game is developed or released e.g. PlayStation 2 or XBox One.

has super-classes
Platform
Diggr Game Entity
is in range of
on/for platform

Role relation

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/RoleRelation

An role relation connects actors (persons or companies) and their roles inside the video game production.

Platform Realization

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/Platform_Realization

The Platform Realization class denotes a particular instantiation of a video game from a technical perspective. It differs in the development for a particular hardware platform (e.g. PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360). The Platform Realization bundles together such features as special additional hardware or system requirements. A Platform Realization differs to others on the basis of a certain platform and thus by major differences in the program code. A port creates a new platform edition entity.

Role

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/Role

A role within a game production process, e.g. writer, developer, voice actor, etc.

is in range of
role value

Video Game

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/Game

The Game entity type is an abstract entity that describes features that are shared among different editions of a game. The characteristics that are typically recognized by users when they say “we played the same game” even if they played it on different platforms (e.g. PlayStations 3 and Xbox 360). Features attributed to the Game entity type also support distinguishing between games by genre, mood, theme, setting, plot, etc.

has super-classes
F1_Work
Work
Diggr Game Entity
is in domain of
game genre

Object Properties

role actor

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/roleActor

An actor has one or more roles within a game production process, e.g. writers, developers, voice actors, etc. and can also be a company.

has domain
Role relation
has range
E39_Actor

is edition of

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/isEditionOf

...

has domain
Edition (generic)

has edition

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/hasEdition

...

has contributor

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/hasContributor

A game production event has one or more contributors, e.g. writers, developers, voice actors, etc. which are defined by a role relation.

has domain
Production event
has range
Role relation

ported by

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/portedBy

A platform realization entity is ported by a company entity. (role shortcut)

has domain
Platform Realization
has range
Company

has release

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/hasRelease

An edition has a specific local release.

has range
Local Release

is platform realization of

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/isPlatformRealizationOf

...

has platform realization

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/hasPlatformRealization

...

is publisher of

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/isPublisherOf

A company entity is a publisher of a specific local release.

has domain
Company
has range
Local Release

is created by

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/createdBy

A platform realization is created during an production event.

has range
Production event

works for/cooperate with

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/worksFor

The relation between a specific role, actor and a corporation at the point in time of the production process.

has domain
Role relation
has range
E39_Actor

is involved in

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/isInvolvedIn

Persons or companies are involved in the production event of a video game.

has domain
E39_Actor
has range
Production event

is port of

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/isPortOf

A Platform Realization of a game can be a port of a game from another hardware platform.

developed by

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/developedBy

A platform realization entity is developed by a company entity. (role shortcut)

has domain
Platform Realization
has range
Company

on/for platform

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/platform

Relationship to a specific hardware platform.

has domain
Platform Realization
has range
Platform

release country

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/releaseCountry

The release country or region of a local release.

place of business

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/placeOfBusiness

has domain
Company

is developer of

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/isDeveloperOf

A company entity is a developer of a specific edition.

has domain
Company
has range
Platform Realization

is special edition of

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/hasSpecialEdition

Another edition of a game can be in some way different from a generic edition of a game, e.g. Gold Edition, Day One Edition, etc.

has domain
Edition (generic)

is release of

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/isReleaseOf

A local release is a specific release of an Edition and a specific Platform Realization.

has domain
Local Release

published by

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/publishedBy

A company entity is a publisher of a specific local release or game. (role shortcut)

has domain
Local Release
has range
Company

role value

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/roleValue

A game production role, e.g. writer, developer, voice actors, etc.

has domain
Role relation
has range
Role

Datatype Properties

release date

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/releaseDate

The release date of a game entity.

has domain
Diggr Game Entity

title

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/title

The title of a game entity.

has domain
Diggr Game Entity

game genre

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/gameGenre

The categorization of a video game e.g. puzzle video game or dungeon crawl.

has domain
Video Game

variant title

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/variantTitle

A variant title of something.

has domain
Diggr Game Entity

has note

http://vocab.ub.uni-leipzig.de/diggr/hasNote

has domain
Diggr Game Entity