first 20 words

Question 1

AAA list games

Answer 1

games which are advertised frequently and have budgets over $20 million

Question 2

convergence

Answer 2

video games to resemble board games and vice versa

Question 3

Alpha

Answer 3

very first build that is shared with testers

Question 4

components

Answer 4

parts of your game

Question 5

depth

Answer 5

whether the game is easy to play or requires more experience

Question 6

design document

Answer 6

provides an overview of the game and its learning goals

Question 7

copy right

Answer 7

law that protects creation

Question 8

abstract

Answer 8

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

Question 9

analysis paralysis

Answer 9

when a player is presented with too many choices or decisions.

Question 10

avatar

Answer 10

represents the player in the game ( or a sprite).

Question 11

bell curve

Answer 11

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

Question 12

decision making

Answer 12

making choices that will affect the rest of your game play.

Question 13

Dynamics

Answer 13

Results like play actions being put into motion.

Question 14

Cinematic

Answer 14

Movie inserted into the video game.

Question 15

Accessibility

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Agent

Answer 16

Middleman between the creator and the publisher.

Question 17

Downtime

Answer 17

when a player is not actually participating

Question 18

character class

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Casual Game

Answer 19

A game played to relax not to beat or win.

Question 20

Beta

Answer 20

Very close to final design but still being tested.

Question 21

Pitch

Answer 21

Brief description and/or presentation of a game or a game concept designed to secure funding.

Question 22

Probability

Answer 22

The likelihood that something will happen.

Question 23

Prototype

Answer 23

An early/unfinished version of the game.

Question 24

Publishers

Answer 24

Companies that manufacture and distribute games.

Question 25

Random

Answer 25

Occurrences in a game that players have no control over.

Question 26

Replayability

Answer 26

A game that allows it to be played over and over again.

Question 27

Rules

Answer 27

The mechanics enforce these things that you can or cannot do.

Question 28

Service Mark

Answer 28

Legal protection for a tagline or catchphrase.

Question 29

Simulation

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Intended to represent some part of reality.

Question 30

Space

Answer 30

The look and feel of the game from its design.

Question 31

Strategic

Answer 31

Strategy that involves your long range plan.

Question 32

System

Answer 32

Collection of game mechanics that produce a given outcome.

Question 33

System Design

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Creation of rules and patterns in the game.

Question 34

Theme

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Story or history that the game is trying to represent.

Question 35

Trademark

Answer 35

Form of intellectual property that applies to titles and names.

Question 36

Transparency

Answer 36

Whether or not a game reveals its secrets.

Question 37

User Interface Design

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How the player receives information and how the player interacts with the game.

Question 38

Volatility

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The extent to which the game arrangements are not subject to the changes caused by other players.

Question 39

World Design

Answer 39

Creation of the overall backstory, setting, and theme of the game.

Question 40

Zero Sum

Answer 40

Situation where one player can only gain by taking away from another player.