Vocabulary Part 2

Question 1

Features List

Answer 1

The key details or selling points of the game

Question 2

Fluidity

Answer 2

The extent to which the game circumstances change over time.

Question 3

Game Design

Answer 3

Creating the content and the rules of the game.

Question 4

Game Engine

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Game Writing

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Genre

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Goals

Answer 7

A desired result or plan that you set to achieve

Question 8

Graphics

Answer 8

The visual aspects of a game, particularly the art.

Question 9

Graphical Interface

Answer 9

Everything on the screen that the user will see.

Question 10

Immersion

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Intellectual Property

Answer 11

Identifiable characters or stories that are owned by individual or company

Question 12

Iterative

Answer 12

Something that is repeated over and over

Question 13

Length - The defined starting and ending points

Answer 13

The defined starting and ending points

Question 14

Level Design

Answer 14

Maps and placements of objects and challenges within those maps

Question 15

Luck of the Draw

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Mechanics

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Patent

Answer 17

A strong form of protection for intellectual property.

Question 18

Play Balance

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Player Interaction

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Play Testers

Answer 20

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