game desing VOCAB Flashcards
(39 cards)
AAA list game
Games which are advertised frequently and have budgets over 20 million
convergence
video games made to resemble board games and vice versa
alpha
very first build that is shared with testers
components
parts of your game
Depth
whether the game is easy to play or requires more experience
Design Document
provides on averview of the game and its learning goals
copy rigth
law that protects creation or nothing to do with the real world
Analysis Paralysis
when a player is presented with to many choices or decisions
avatar
Represents the player in the game (or a sprite)
Bell curve
probability distribution where some events are more likely to occur than others
Decision Making
Making choices that will affect the rest of your game play
Dynamics
Results like play octions put into motion
Cinematic
Mouse inserted into the video game
Accessibility
Easy to learn and easy to master
Agent
Middleman between the creator and the publisher
Downtime
when a player is not actually participating
Character Class
The Profession of the character that says what he or she could and cannot do
Casual Game
A Game Played to relax not beat or win
Beta
Very close to Final design but still being tested
Features list
The key details or selling of the game
Fluidity
the extent to which the game circumstances change over time
Game design
creating the content and the rules of the game
Game Engine
Development software that game designers use to manage art,sound,and code
Game writing
Writing of the dialogues,text and story within the worlds
