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AAA list games

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Games which are advertised frequently and have budgets over 20 million

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Convergence

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Video games made to resemble board games and vice-versa

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Alpha

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The very first build that is shared with testers

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Components

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Parts of your game.

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5
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Depth

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Whether the game is easy to play or requires more experience

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Design Document

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Provides an overview of the game and it’s learning goals

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Copyright

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A law that protects creation

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Abstract

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

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9
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Analysis paralysis

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When a player with too many choices and decisions

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Avatar

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Represents the player in the game (or a sprite)

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Bell Curve

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Probability distribution where some events are more likely to occur than others.

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Decision Making

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Making choices that will affect the rest of your gameplay

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Dynamics

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Results like play actions being put into motion

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Cinematic

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Movie inserted into a video game

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Accessibility

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Easy to learn and easy to play, yet not always easy to master.

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Agent

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Middleman between the creator and the publisher

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Downtime

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When a player is not actually participating

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Character class

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

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Casual Game

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A game played to relax not to beat or win

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Beta

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Very close to the final design but still being tested