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Terms 1-60 Flashcards

1
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Games which are advertised frequently and have budgets over 20 million

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AAA list games

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2
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video games made to resemble board games and vice versa

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Convergence

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3
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Very first builds that is shared with testers

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Alpha

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4
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parts of your game

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Components

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5
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whether the game is easy to play or requires more more exserince to play

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Depth

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6
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provides an overview of the game and its learning goals

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desighn document

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7
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laws that protects creations

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copyright

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8
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a game that has no connection or nothing to do with the real world

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abstract

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9
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When a player is presented with two many choices or decisions

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Analysis paralysis

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10
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Represents the player in the game

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Avatar

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11
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probability distribution where some events are more likely to occur then others

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Bell curve

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12
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making choices that will affect the rest of your game play

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Decision making

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13
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Results like play actions being put into motion

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Dynamics

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14
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Easy to learn and easy to to play,yet not always easy to master

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Accessibility

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15
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moved inserted into the video game

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Cinematic

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16
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middleman between the creator and the publisher

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Agent

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17
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When a player is not participating

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Downtime

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18
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The profession of the character that says what he or she can or can not do

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Character Class

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19
Q

A game played to relax not win

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Casual Game

20
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Very close to final design but still being tested

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Beta

21
Q

The key details or selling points of the game

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Features List

22
Q

The extent to which the game circumstances change over time

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Fluidity

23
Q

Creating the content and the rules of the game

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Game Design

24
Q

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

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Game Engine

25
Q

Writing of the dialogue, text, and story within the worlds

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Game Writing

26
Q

Sub category of games with well defined methods and appeal to players

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Genre

27
Q

A desired result or plan that you set to achieve

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Goals

28
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The visual aspects of a game, particularly the art

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Graphics

29
Q

Everything on the screen that the user will see.

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Graphical Interface

30
Q

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

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Immersion

31
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Identifiable characters or stories that are owned by an individual or company.

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Intellectual Property

32
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Something that is repeated over and over.

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Iterative

33
Q

The defined starting and ending points.

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Length

34
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Maps and placements of objects and challenges within those maps.

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Level design

35
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Does not require decision making, game is based only on luck

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Luck of the draw

36
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How you move, earn points resources,etc.within the game.

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Mechanics

37
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A strong form of protection for an intellectual property.

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Patent

38
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A balanced game is one that is fair and each player has an equal chance of winning

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Play Balance

39
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When the action of one player immediately affects at least one other players situation

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Player Interaction

40
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People who play an unfinished game to find errors, inconsistencies, or other issues

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Play Testers

41
Q

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

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pitch

42
Q

The likelihood that something will happen.

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Probability

43
Q

An early/unfinished version of the game.

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Prototype

44
Q

Companies that manufacture and distribute games.

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Publishers

45
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Occurrences in a game that players have no control over.

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