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Question 1

Depth

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Design Document

Answer 2

Provides an overview of the game and its learning goals.

Question 3

Copyright

Answer 3

Law that protects creation.

Question 4

Abstract

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Analysis paralysis

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Avatar

Answer 6

represents the player in a game.

Question 7

Bell curve

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Decision making

Answer 8

making choices that will affect the rest of your gameplay.

Question 9

Dynamics

Answer 9

Results like play actions being put into action.

Question 10

Cinematic

Answer 10

Movie inserted into the video game.

Question 11

Accessibility

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Agent

Answer 12

Middleman between the creator and the publisher.

Question 13

Downtime

Answer 13

When a player is not actually participating.

Question 14

Character class

Answer 14

The profession of a character that says what they can or cannot do.

Question 15

Casual game

Answer 15

a game played to relax, not to beat or win.

Question 16

Beta

Answer 16

very close to final design but still being tested.

Question 17

AAA list games

Answer 17

games which are advertised more frequently and have budgets higher then 20 million dollars.

Question 18

convergence

Answer 18

video games meant to resemble board games and vice versa.

Question 19

Alpha

Answer 19

very first build shared with testers.

Question 20

components

Answer 20

parts of your game

Question 21

features list

Answer 21

The key details and selling points of the game.

Question 22

fluidity

Answer 22

the extent to which the game circumstances change over time.

Question 23

game design

Answer 23

creating the contents and rules of a game.

Question 24

game engine

Answer 24

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

Question 25

game writing

Answer 25

writing of the dialogue,text, and story within the worlds.

Question 26

genre

Answer 26

sub category of games with well defined methods and appeal to players.

Question 27

goals

Answer 27

a desired result or plan that you set to achieve.

Question 28

graphics

Answer 28

the visual aspects of the game, especially art.

Question 29

Graphical interface

Answer 29

Everything on the screen that the user will see.

Question 30

Immersion

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Intellectual property

Answer 31

Identifiable characters or stories that are owned by an individual or company.

Question 32

iterative

Answer 32

something that is repeated over and over.

Question 33

length

Answer 33

The defined starting and ending points

Question 34

level design

Answer 34

Maps and placements of objects and challenges within those maps

Question 35

Luck of the draw

Answer 35

Does not require decision making, game is based only on luck.

Question 36

mechanics

Answer 36

How you move, earn points, gain resources, etc. within the game.

Question 37

Patent

Answer 37

A strong form of protection for an intellectual property.

Question 38

Play balance

Answer 38

A balanced game is one that is fair and each player has a fair chance of winning.

Question 39

Player interaction

Answer 39

When the action of one player affects at least one player’s situation

Question 40

Play testers

Answer 40

People who play an unfinished game to find errors, inconsistencies, or other issues.