Terms: 1-60

Question 1

games which are advertised frequently and have a budget of over $20 million.

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AAA LIst Games

Question 2

video games made to resemble board games and vice versa.

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Convergence

Question 3

very first build that’s shared with testers.

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Alpha

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parts of your game.

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Components

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whether a game is easy to play or takes skill.

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Depth

Question 6

provides an overview of the game and its learning goals.

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Design Document

Question 7

law that protects creation.

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Copyright

Question 8

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

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Abstract

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when a player is presented with too many choices or decisions.

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Analysis Paralysis

Question 10

represents a player in a game.

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Avatar

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probability distribution where some events are more likely to happen than others.

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Bell Curve

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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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results like play actions being put into motion.

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Dynamics

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movie inserted into the video game.

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Cinematic

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

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Accessibility

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middleman between the creator and publisher.

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Agent

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when a player is not actually participating.

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Downtime

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

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Character Class

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a game played to relax not to beat or win.

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Casual Game

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very close to final design but still being tested.

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Beta

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the key details or selling points of a game.

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Features List

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the extent to which game circumstances change over time.

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fluidity

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creating the content and the rules of the game.

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Game Design

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

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Game Engine.

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writing of dialogue or text and story.

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Game Writing

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sub category of a game that has defined methods and appeal to players.

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Genre

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a desired plan or result

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Goals

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The visual aspects of a game, particularly the art.

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Graphics

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Everything on the screen that the user will see.

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graphical interface

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

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immersion

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

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intellectual property

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Something that is repeated over and over.

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iterative

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The defined starting and ending points.

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length

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Maps and placements of objects and challenges within those maps

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level design

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

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luck of the draw

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

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mechanics

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A strong form of protection for an intellectual property.

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patent

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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

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

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player interaction

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

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play testers

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strategy that involves your long range plan

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strategic

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collection of game mechanics that produce a given outcome

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system

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creation of rules and patterns in a game

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system design

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story or history that the game is trying to present

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theme

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form of intellectual property that applies to titles and names

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trademark

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Whether or not a game reveals its secrets

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Transparency

Question 47

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

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user interface design

Question 48

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

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volatility

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Creation of the overall backstory, setting, and theme of the game

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world design

Question 50

Situation where one player can only gain by taking away from another player.

Answer 50

zero sum