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Walking Simulator
Genre of video games focused on exploration and storytelling rather than traditional gameplay mechanics, emphasizing narrative immersion and environmental storytelling
# Web 1.0
Static web pages with limited user interactivity, primarily focused on information retrieval rather than collaborative content creation, perceived as the early stage of the World Wide Web
# Web 2.0
Platforms emphasizing user-generated content, interactivity, and interoperability that fostered social networking, collaboration, and sharing, classified as the second generation of the World Wide Web
# Web 3.0
Theorized evolution of web usage and interaction, featuring more personalized browsing experiences, data interconnectedness, and decentralized platforms, often associated with the decentralization and blockchain technologies