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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 made to resemble board games and vise 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

Copyright

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 of a game

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 you game play

Question 13

Dynamics

Answer 13

results like play actions being put into motion

Question 14

Cinematic

Answer 14

movie inserted into 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

middle man between the creator and the publisher

Question 17

Downtime

Answer 17

when a player isn’t participating

Question 18

Character Class

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Casual Game

Answer 19

a game made to relax not to beat or win

Question 20

Beta

Answer 20

very close to final design, but still being tested

Question 21

Features Lists

Answer 21

the key details or selling points of the game

Question 22

Fluidity

Answer 22

the extent to which the games circumstances change over time

Question 23

Game Design

Answer 23

creating the contents and rules of the game

Question 24

Game Engine

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Strategic

Answer 25

Strategy that involves your long range plan

Question 26

System

Answer 26

collection of game mechanics that produce a given outcome

Question 27

System Design

Answer 27

Creation of rules and patterns in the game

Question 28

Theme

Answer 28

Story or history that the game is trying to represent

Question 29

Trademark

Answer 29

Form of intellectual property that applies to titles and names