Terms 1-60 Flashcards
(45 cards)
Games which are advertised frequently and have budgets over $20 million.
AAA list game
Video games made to resemble board games and vice versa.
Convergence
Very first build that is shared with testers.
Alpha
Parts of your game.
Componets
Whenever the game is easy to play or required more experience.
Depth
Provides an overview of the game and it’s learning goal.
Design Document
Law that protects creation.
Copyright
A game that has no connection nothing to do with real world.
Abstract
When a player is presented with to many choices or decisions.
Analysis Paralysis
Represents the player in the game.
Avatar
Probability distribution where some events are more likely to occur than others.
Bell Curve
Making decisions that will affect the rest of your game play.
Decision Making
Results like play actions being put into motions.
Dynamics
Movie inserted into the video game.
Cinematic
Easy to learn and easy to play, yet not always easy to master.
Accessibility
The middleman between the creator and the publisher.
Agent
When a player is not actually participating.
Downtime
The profession of the character that says what he or she can and cannot do.
Character Class
A game played to relax not to beat or win.
Casual Game
Very close to final design but still being tested.
Beta
The key details or selling points of the game.
Feature List
The extent to which the game circumstances change over time.
Fluidity
Creating the content and the rules of the game.
Game Design
Development software that game designers use to manage art, sound, code,
Game Engine
