Vocabulary

Question 1

Narrative

Answer 1

A sequence of events told in a significant way

Question 2

Design

Answer 2

A group of elements including gameplay, environment, rules, and interface

Question 3

Performance

Answer 3

physical, imaginative, and strategic actions that a player takes

Question 4

Mechanic

Answer 4

Rules and methods designed to enable a player to interact with the game state

Question 5

Interface

Answer 5

The informational framework that shapes player interaction

Question 6

Narrator

Answer 6

The subject that constructs the narrative

Question 7

Interactivity

Answer 7

A dialogue between a user and a computer program

Question 8

Ontological Interactivity

Answer 8

Those aspects of a player’s performance that change a game-state in significant ways

Question 9

Cognitive Interactivity

Answer 9

Those aspects of player’s performances that change a game-state in objectively insignificant ways

Question 10

Game

Answer 10

A form of play that involves goals, rules, challenges, and interaction