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Terms 1-60 Flashcards

1
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A game that is advertised over and over again and have a budget over $20 million.

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AAA List Games

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2
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Video games made to resemble board games or vice versa

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Convergence

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3
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The very first build that is shared with teasers

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Alpha

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4
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Parts of the game

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Components

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5
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Whether the game is easy to play or if it requires more experience

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Depth

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6
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Provides an overview of the game and it’s learning goal

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Design Document

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7
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Law that protects creation

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Copyright

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8
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A game that is not relevant to the real world

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Abstract

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9
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When a player is presented with too many choices

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Analysis Paralysis

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10
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Represents the player in the game (or a sprite)

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Avatar

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11
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Probability distribution where some events are more likely to occur than others

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Bell curve

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12
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Making choices that will affect the rest of the game

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Decision Making

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13
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Results like play actions being put into motion

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Dynamics

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14
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Movie inserted into a video game

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Cinematic

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15
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Easy to learn and play but not always easy to master

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Accessibility

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16
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Middleman between creator and publisher

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Agent

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17
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When a player is not actually Participating

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Downtime

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18
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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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19
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A game played to relax not beat or win

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Casual Game

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20
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Very close to final design but still being tested

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Beta

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21
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The key details or selling points of the game

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Features List

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22
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The extent to which the game circumstances change over time

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Fluidity

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23
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Creating the content and the rules of the game

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Game Design

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24
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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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25
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Writing of the dialogue, text, and story within the worlds

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Game Writing

26
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Sub category of games with well defined methods and appeal to players

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Genre

27
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A desired result or plan that you set to achieve

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Goals

28
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The visual aspects of a game, particularly the art

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Graphics

29
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Everything on the screen that the user will see.

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Graphical Interface

30
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Feeling like you are really in the game as though you are really there.

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Immersion

31
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Identifiable characters or stories that are owned by an individual or company.

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Intellectual Property

32
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Something that is repeated over and over.

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Iterative

33
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The define starting and ending points.

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Length

34
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Maps and placements of objects and challenges within those maps.

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Level Design

35
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Does not require decision making, game is based only on luck.

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Luck of the draw

36
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How you move, earn points, gain resources, etc. within the game.

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Mechanics

37
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A strong form of protection far an intellectual property.

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Patent

38
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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

39
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When the action of the one player immediatly affects atleast one other player’s situation

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Player Interation

40
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People who play an unfinished game to find errors, inconsistences, or other issues

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Player testers

41
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Brief description &/or presentation of a game or a game concept designed to secure funding.

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Pitch

42
Q

The likelihood that something will happen

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Probability

43
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An early/ unfinished version of the game

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Prototype

44
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Companies that manufacture & distribute games

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Publishers

45
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Occurrences in a game that players have no control over

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Random

46
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Strategy that involves your long range plan

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Strategic

47
Q

Collection of game mechanics that produce a given outcome

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System

48
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Creation of rules and patterns in the game

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System Design

49
Q

Story or history that the game is trying to represent

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Theme

50
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Form of intellectual property that applies to titles and names

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Trademark

51
Q

Whether or not a game reveals its secrets.

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Transparency

52
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How the player receives information and how the player interacts with the game.

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User Interface Design

53
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The extent to which the game arrangements are not subject to the changes caused by other players.

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Volatility

54
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Creation of the overall backstory, setting, and theme of the game.

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World Design

55
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Situation where one player can only gain by taking away from another player.

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Zero Sum

56
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A game that allows it to be played over and over again.

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Replayability

57
Q

The mechanics enforce these things that you can or cannot do.

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Rules

58
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Legal protection for a tagline or catchphrase.

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Service Mark

59
Q

Intended to represent some part of reality

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Simulation

60
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The look and feel of the game from its design.

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Space

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