Genre Vs Type

I think its important in any growing field to establish ground rules and terminology as part of the foundation. As the gaming industry grows, different fields of thought will immerge. The Difference in Genre and Type the article illustrates is very clear, I would have to agree with the categories put forth in both the genre and type. Keeping the game industry inline with the film industry is a wise move as the two cross. Genre as defined is a class or category of artistic endeavor. As the atmosphere, time period and other examples of the game environment fall into the artistic category its hard to argue that this would be considered as type. The type refers to more to the mechanics of the game, viewpoint from which it is played i.e. first person or third person, movement, flow, all of these help build the type of game not the genre.