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terms 1-60 Flashcards

1
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When a player is not acually participating

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Downtime

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2
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The proffession of the character that says what he or she can or cannot do

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Character Class

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3
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A game played to relax not to beat or win

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Casual Game

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4
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very close to final design but still being tested

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Beta

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5
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whether the game is easy to play or requires more experiance

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Depth

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6
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provides an overview of the game and its learning goals

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Design Document

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7
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laws that protects creation

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Copyright

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8
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A game that has no connection or nothing to do with 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 or decisions

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Analysis Paralysis

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10
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represents the player in the game. (or sprite)

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Avatar

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11
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Probability disruption 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 your game play.

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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 the video game

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Cinematic

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15
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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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16
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middleman between the creator and the 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 proffession of the character that says what he or she can or cannot do

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Character Class

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19
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a game played to relax not to 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 overtime

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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 results 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 defined starting and ending points

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Length

34
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maps and placements of objects and challenges

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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 recorces, etc. within the game

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mechanics

37
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A strong form of protection for 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 one player immediantly affects at least one other players situation

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Player interaction

40
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People who play an unfinished game to fin errors, inconsistencies, or other issues.

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Play testers

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

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Pitch

42
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the likehood 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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protype

44
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companies that manufactured and 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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a game that allows it to be played over and over again.

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replayability

47
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the mechanics enforce these things that you can or cannot do.

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rules

48
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legal protection for a tag line or catch phrase.

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service mark

49
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intended to represent some part of reality.

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simulation

50
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the look and feel of the game from its design.

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space

51
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stradegy that involves your long range plan

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strategic

52
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collection of game mechanics that produce a given outcome

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system

53
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creation of rules and patterns in the game

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system design

54
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story or history that the game is trying to represent

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theme

55
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form of intellectual property that applies to titles and names

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trademark

56
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whether or not a game reveals its secrets

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Transparency

57
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How the player receives information and how the player interacts with the game

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User interface

58
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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

59
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Creation of the overall backstory, setting, and theme of the game

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World Design

60
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Situation where one player can only gain by taking away from another player

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Zero sum

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