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Question 1

games which are advertised freqentley and have budgets over $20 million dollars.

Answer 1

AAA Games

Question 2

video games made to resemble board games and vice versa

Answer 2

Convergence

Question 3

very first build that is shared with testers

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Alpha

Question 4

parts of your game

Answer 4

Componets

Question 5

whether the game is easy to play or requires more experience

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Depth

Question 6

Provides an overview of the game and its learning goals,

Answer 6

Design Document

Question 7

Law that protects creation.

Answer 7

Copyright

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Abstract

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Analysis Paralysis

Question 10

represents the player in the game (or a sprite)

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Avatar

Question 11

probability distribution where some events are more likely to occur than others

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Bell Curve

Question 12

making choices that will affect the rest of your game play.

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Decision Making

Question 13

results like play action being put into motion

Answer 13

Dynamics

Question 14

movie inserted into the video game

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Cinematic Movie

Question 15

easy to learn and easy to play, yet no always easy to master.

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Accessibility

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Middleman between the creator and the publisher

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Agent

Question 17

When a player is not actually participating

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Downtime

Question 18

The profession of the character that says what he or she can and cannot do.

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Character Class

Question 19

A game played to relax not to beat or win .

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Casual Game

Question 20

Very close to final design but still being tested.

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Beta

Question 21

the key details or selling points in a game

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features list

Question 22

the extent to which the game circumstnaces change over time.

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fluidity

Question 23

creating the content and the rules of the game

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game design

Question 24

development software that game design use to manage art,sound,and code

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game engine

Question 25

writing of the dialouge,text,and story within the worlds

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game writing

Question 26

sub catagory of games with well defined methods and appeal to players

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genre

Question 27

a desired result or plan that you set to achieve

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goals

Question 28

the visual aspects of a game,particularly in art

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graphics

Question 29

everything on the screen that the user will see

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Graphical Interface

Question 30

Feeling like you are really in the game as though you are really there

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Immersion

Question 31

Idenitfiable characters or stories that are owned by any individual or company

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Intellectual Property

Question 32

something that is repeated over and over

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Interative

Question 33

the defined starting and ending points

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length

Question 34

maps and placements of objects and challenges within those maps

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level design

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does not require decision making, game is based only on luck

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luck of the draw

Question 36

how you move,earn points, gain resources,ect, within the game.

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mechanics

Question 37

a strong form of protection for an intelectual property

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patent

Question 38

a balanced game is ne that is fair and each player has an equal chance of winning

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play balance

Question 39

when the action of a player immediatly affects at least one other players situation

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player interaction

Question 40

people who play unfinished games to find the errors ; inconsistencies or other issues

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play testers

Question 41

brief discription and/or presentation of a game or a game concept design to secure fundings.

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pitch

Question 42

the likelihood that something will happen

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probablility

Question 43

an early/unfinished version of the game

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prototype

Question 44

companies that manufacture and distribute the games

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publishers

Question 45

occurence in the game that players have no control over

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random

Question 46

strategy that involves your long range plan

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strategic

Question 47

collection of game mechanics that produce a given outcome

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system

Question 48

creation of rules and patterns in a game

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system design

Question 49

story or history that the game is trying to present

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theme

Question 50

form of intellectual property that applies to titles and names

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trademark