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Question 1

game which are advertised frequently and have budgets over 20 million.

Answer 1

AAA List Games

Question 2

video games made to resemble board games and voice versa

Answer 2

convergence

Question 3

very first build that is shared with testers

Answer 3

alpha

Question 4

parts of your game

Answer 4

components

Question 5

When a player is presented with to many decisions or choices

Answer 5

Analysis Paralysis

Question 6

Represents the player in the game (or a sprite)

Answer 6

Avatar

Question 7

Probability distribution where some events are more likely to happen then others

Answer 7

Bell curve

Question 8

Making choices that will affect the rest of your game pay

Answer 8

Decision making

Question 9

Results like play actions being put into motion.

Answer 9

Dynamics

Question 10

Movie inserted into the video game.

Answer 10

Cinematic

Question 11

Easy to learn and easy to play, yet not easy to master.

Answer 11

Accessibilty

Question 12

Middleman between the creator and publisher.

Answer 12

Agent

Question 13

The key selling points or details for the game.

Answer 13

Features List

Question 14

The extent to which the game circumstances change over time.

Answer 14

Fluidity

Question 15

Creating the content or rules of the game.

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Game design

Question 16

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

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Game engine.

Question 17

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

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Game Writing

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Genre

Question 19

A desired result or plan that you set to achieve

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Goals

Question 20

The visual aspects of a game, particularly the art.

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Graphics

Question 21

The defined starting and ending points.

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Length

Question 22

Maps and placements of objects and challenges within those maps

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Level Design

Question 23

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

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Luck of the draw

Question 24

How you move, earn points, gain resorces, etc, within the game

Answer 24

Machanics

Question 25

A strong form of protection for an intellectual property

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patent

Question 26

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

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Play Balance

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Player Interaction

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Play testers

Question 29

Whether or not a game reveals its secrets

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Transperency

Question 30

How the player receives information and how the player interacts with the game

Answer 30

User Interface Design

Question 31

The extent to which the game arrangements are not subject to the changes caused by other players

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Violatility

Question 32

Creation of the overall backs story

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World design

Question 33

When one player can only gain by taking from another player

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Zero Sum

Question 34

A game that allows it to be played over and over again

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Replayability

Question 35

The mechanics enforce these things that you can or cannot do

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Rules

Question 36

legal protection for a tagline or catchphrase

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Service mark

Question 37

Intended to represent some part of reality

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Simulation

Question 38

The look and feel of the game from it's design

Answer 38

space