1-20 Vocab Flashcards
AAA List Games
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
part of your game
depth
Whether the game is easy to play or requires more experience.
Design Document
rovides an overview of the game and its learning goals.
Copyright
Law that protects creation
Abstract
A game that has no connection or nothing to do with the real world.
Analysis Paralysis
When a player is presented with too 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 actions being put into motion.
Cinematic -
Movie inserted into the video game.
Accessibility -
Easy to learn and easy to play, yet not always 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 can and cannot do.
Casual Game -
A game played to relax not to beat or win.
Beta
- Very close to final design but still being tested.
