Terms 1-60

Question 1

Results like play actions being put into motion.

Answer 1

Dynamics

Question 2

Movie inserted into the video game.

Answer 2

Cinematic

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Accessibility

Question 4

Middleman between the creator and the publisher.

Answer 4

Agent

Question 5

games which are advertised frequently and have budgets over $20

Answer 5

AAA list games

Question 6

video games made to resemble board games or board games made to resemble video games

Answer 6

Convergence

Question 7

the very first build that is shared with testers

Answer 7

Alpha

Question 8

The parts of your game

Answer 8

Componets

Question 9

Whether the game is easy to play or requires more experience

Answer 9

Depth

Question 10

Provides an overview of the game and its learning goals.

Answer 10

Design Document

Question 11

Law that protects creation

Answer 11

Copyright

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Abstract

Question 13

When a player is presented with too many choices or decisions

Answer 13

Analysis Paralysis

Question 14

Represents the player in the game (or a sprite)

Answer 14

Avatar

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Bell Curve

Question 16

Making choices that will affect the rest of your game play

Answer 16

Decision Making

Question 17

When a player is not actually participating

Answer 17

Downtime

Question 18

The profession of the characters that says what he or she can or cannot do

Answer 18

Character class

Question 19

A game played to relax not to beat or win

Answer 19

Casual game

Question 20

Very close to final design but still being tested

Answer 20

Beta

Question 21

The key details or selling points of the game

Answer 21

Features list

Question 22

The extent to which the game circumstances change overtime

Answer 22

Fluidity

Question 23

Creating the content and rules of the game

Answer 23

Game design

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Game engine

Question 25

Writing dialogue, text, and the story

Answer 25

Game writing

Question 26

Subcategory of games with well-defined methods and appeal to players

Answer 26

Genre

Question 27

A desired result or plan that you set to achieve

Answer 27

Goals

Question 28

The visual aspects of a game, particularly the art

Answer 28

Graphics

Question 29

Everything on the screen that the user will see

Answer 29

Graphical Interface

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Immersion

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Intellectual Property

Question 32

Something that is repeated over and over

Answer 32

Iterative

Question 33

The defined starting and ending points

Answer 33

Length

Question 34

Maps and placements of objects and challenges within those maps

Answer 34

Level Design

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Luck of the draw

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Mechanics

Question 37

A strong form of protection for an intellectual property

Answer 37

Patent

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Play balance

Question 39

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

Answer 39

Play interaction

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Playtesters

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Pitch

Question 42

The likelihood that something will happen

Answer 42

Probability

Question 43

An early unfinished version of the game

Answer 43

Prototype

Question 44

companies that manufacture and distribute games

Answer 44

Publishers

Question 45

Occurrences in a game that players have no control over

Answer 45

Random

Question 46

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

Answer 46

Replayability

Question 47

The mechanics enforce these things that you can or cannot do

Answer 47

Rules

Question 48

Legal protection for a tagline or catchphrase

Answer 48

Service mask

Question 49

Intended to represent some part of reality

Answer 49

Simulation

Question 50

The look and feel of a game for it's design

Answer 50

Space

Question 51

A strategy that involves a long-range plan

Answer 51

Strategic

Question 52

Collection of game mechanics that produce a given outcome

Answer 52

System

Question 53

Creation of rules and patterns in the game

Answer 53

System Design

Question 54

Story or history that the game is trying to represent

Answer 54

Theme

Question 55

Form of intellectual property that applies to titles and names

Answer 55

Trademark

Question 56

Whether or not a game reveals it's secrets

Answer 56

Transparency

Question 57

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

Answer 57

User Interface Design

Question 58

The extent to which the arrangments are not subject to the change caused by other players

Answer 58

Volatility

Question 59

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

Answer 59

World Design

Question 60

A situation where one player can only gain by taking away from other players

Answer 60

Zero-sum