Terms 1-60 Flashcards
Games that are advertised frequently and have a budget of over 20 million dollars.
AAA List Games
Video games made to resemble a board game or vice versa.
Convergence
Very first build that is shared with testers.
Alpha
Parts of your game.
Components
Whether the game is easy to play or requires more experience.
Depth
Provides an overview of the game and its learning.
Design Document
Law that protects creation.
Copyright
A game that has no connection to real life.
Abstract
When a player is presented with too many choices or decisions.
Analysis paralysis
Represents a person in a game.
Avatar
A propability for an event to change or occur.
Bell Curve
A Desition to make a choice that affects the rest of the game.
Desition making
Result like play actions being put into motion.
Dynamics
Movie inserted into the video game.
Cinematic
Easy to learn and easy to play, yet not always easy to master.
Accessibility
Middleman between the creator and the publisher.
Agent
When a player is not particepating.
Downtime
The profession of the charecter that says what he of she cant do.
Charecter class
A game played to relax not to beat.
Casual game
Very close to final design.
Beta
The key details or selling point of the game.
Futures List
The extent to which the game circumstances change over time.
Fluidity
Creating the content and the rule of the game.
Game design
Development software that game designers use to manage art, sound, and, code.
Game Engine