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AAA List Games
Games which are advertised frequently and have budgets over $20 million.
Convergence
Video games made to resemble board games and vise versa.
Alpha
Very first build that is shared with testers.
Components
Parts of your game.
Depth
Whether the game is easy to play or requires more experience.
Design Document
Provides an overview of the game and its learning goals
Copyright
Law that protects creation
Abstract
A game that has no connection or nothing to do with the real world
Analysis Paralysis
when a player is presented with too many choices or decisions
Avatar
represents the player of a game
Bell Curve
Probability distribution where some events are more likely to occur than others
Decision Making
Making choices that will affect the rest of you game play
Dynamics
results like play actions being put into motion
Cinematic
movie inserted into video game
Accessibility
easy to learn and easy to play, yet not always easy to master.
Agent
middle man between the creator and the publisher
Downtime
when a player isn’t participating
Character Class
the profession of the character that says what he or she can or cannot do
Casual Game
a game made to relax not to beat or win
Beta
very close to final design, but still being tested
Features Lists
the key details or selling points of the game
Fluidity
the extent to which the games circumstances change over time
Game Design
creating the contents and rules of the game
Game Engine
development software that game designers use to manage art, sound, and code
