Week 1 Flashcards
Games which are advertised frequently and have budgets over $20
AAA list games
Video games made to resemble board games or board games made to resemble video games
Convergence
The very first build that is shared with testers
Alpha
Parts of your game
Components
Whether the game is easy to play or requires more experience
Depth
Analysis Paralysis When a player is presented with to many choices or decisions
Analysis Paralysis
Avatar Represents the player in the game (or sprite)
Avatar
Probability distribution where some events are more likely to occur than others
Bell Curve
Making choices that will affect the rest of you game play.
Decision making
Results like play actions being put into motion
Dynamics
Movie inserted into the video game
Cinematic
Easy to learn and easy to play, yet not always easy to master
Accessibility
Middle man between the creator and publisher
Agent
When a player is not actually participating
Downtime
The profession of the character that says what he or she can and cannot do
Character class
A game played to relax not to beat or win
Casual gaming
Very close to final design but still being tested
Beta
The key details or selling points of the game
Features list
The extent to which the game circumstances change over time
Fluidity
Creating the content and the rules of the game
Game design
Development software that game designers use to manage art, sound, and code
Game engine
Writing of the dialogue, text, and story within worlds
Game writing
Sub category of games with well defined methods and appeal to players
Genre
A desired result or plan that you set to achieve
Goals
