flashcards

Question 1

AAA list games

Answer 1

Games which are advertised frequently and have budgets over 20 million.

Question 2

Convergence

Answer 2

Video games made to resemble board games and vice versa.

Question 3

Alpha

Answer 3

very first build that is shared with testers.

Question 4

Components

Answer 4

parts of your game

Question 5

depth

Answer 5

Whether the game is easy to play or requires more experience.

Question 6

Design Document

Answer 6

Provides an overview of the game and its learning goals.

Question 7

copyright

Answer 7

a law that protecTs creation

Question 8

abstract

Answer 8

A game that has no connection or nothing to do with the real world

Question 9

analysis paralysis

Answer 9

when a player is presented with too many choices or decesion.

Question 10

avatar

Answer 10

represents the player in the game or a sprite

Question 11

bell curve

Answer 11

probablity distrubution where some events are more likely to occur than other

Question 12

decision making

Answer 12

making choices that will affect the rest of your game

Question 13

downtime

Answer 13

when a player is not actually participating

Question 14

character class

Answer 14

the proffession of the character that says what she can and cannot do

Question 15

casual game

Answer 15

a game played to relax not to beat or win

Question 16

beta

Answer 16

very close to final design but still being tested.

Question 17

features list

Answer 17

the keys detail or selling points of a game

Question 18

fluidity

Answer 18

the extent to which the circumstances change over time

Question 19

game design

Answer 19

creating the content and the rules of the games

Question 20

game engine

Answer 20

development software the game designers use to manage art,sound,code

Question 21

game writing

Answer 21

writing of the dialogue text and story within the worlds

Question 22

genre

Answer 22

sub category of games with well defened methods and appeal to players

Question 23

goals

Answer 23

a desived result or plan that u set to achieve

Question 24

graphics

Answer 24

the visual aspects of a game particulary the art

Question 25

graphical interface

Answer 25

everything on the screen that the user will see

Question 26

immersion

Answer 26

feeling like you really in the game as though you really there

Question 27

iterative

Answer 27

something that is repeated over and over