terms 1-60

Question 1

games that are advertised frequently and have budgets over 20$ million.

Answer 1

AAA list games

Question 2

Video games made to resemble board games and vice versa.

Answer 2

convergence

Question 3

Very build that is shared with testers.

Answer 3

Alpha

Question 4

Parts of your game.

Answer 4

components

Question 5

when a player is presented with too many choices or decisions

Answer 5

Analysis paralysis

Question 6

represents the player in a game (or a sprite)

Answer 6

Avatar

Question 7

Probability distribution where some events are more likey to occur than others

Answer 7

Bell curve

Question 8

making choices that will affect the rest of the game play

Answer 8

Decison making

Question 9

Results like actions being put into motion

Answer 9

Dynamics

Question 10

Movie inserted into a video game

Answer 10

Cinematic

Question 11

Easy to learn and easy to play but not easy to master

Answer 11

accessibillity

Question 12

middle man bettween the creator and the publisher

Answer 12

Agent

Question 13

The key details or selling points of a game.

Answer 13

Features list

Question 14

The extent to which the game circumstances change over time.

Answer 14

fluidity

Question 15

creating the content and the rules of the game.

Answer 15

Game design

Question 16

Development software that game designers use to manage art, sound, and code.

Answer 16

Game engine

Question 17

Everything on the screen that the user will see.

Answer 17

Graphical interface

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Immersion

Question 19

Identifiable charter or stories that are owned by a person or a company

Answer 19

Intellectual property

Question 20

something that is repeated over and over

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Iterative

Question 21

A strong form of protection for an interictal property

Answer 21

Patent

Question 22

A balanced game is one that is fair and each player has an equal chance of winning

Answer 22

Play balance

Question 23

when the action of one player immediately affects at least one other player’s situation

Answer 23

Player interaction

Question 24

people who play an unfinished game to find errors inconsistencies or other issues

Answer 24

playtesters

Question 25

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

Answer 25

depth

Question 26

provides an overview of the game and its learning goals.

Answer 26

design document

Question 27

Law that protects creation

Answer 27

copyright

Question 28

A game that has no connection to the real world

Answer 28

abstract

Question 29

When a player is not actually participating

Answer 29

downtime

Question 30

a game that is played to relax not to beat or win

Answer 30

casual game

Question 31

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

Answer 31

character class

Question 32

very close to the final design but still being tested

Answer 32

Beta

Question 33

writing of the dialogue text and the story within the worlds

Answer 33

game writing

Question 34

subcategory of games with well-defined methods and appeal to players.

Answer 34

genre

Question 35

a desired result or plane that you set to achieve.

Answer 35

goals

Question 36

The casual aspect of a game particularly the art

Answer 36

graphics

Question 37

the defined starting points and ending points

Answer 37

length

Question 38

maps and placements of objects and challenges within those maps.

Answer 38

level design

Question 39

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

Answer 39

luck of the draw

Question 40

how you move to earn points gain resources etc. within a game

Answer 40

mechanics

Question 41

A strategy that involved your long-range plan

Answer 41

Strategic

Question 42

collection of game mechanics that produce a given outcome.

Answer 42

system

Question 43

creation of rules and patterns in the game.

Answer 43

system design

Question 44

story or history that the game is trying to represent

Answer 44

theme

Question 45

form of intellectual property that applies to titles and names

Answer 45

Trademark

Question 46

brief description and or presentation or a game concept designed to secure funding.

Answer 46

Pitch

Question 47

The likelihood that something will happen

Answer 47

probability

Question 48

An unfinished version of the game

Answer 48

prototype

Question 49

companies that distribute games

Answer 49

publishers

Question 50

occurrences in a game that players have no control over.

Answer 50

random