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Some games' graphics are composed of abstract shapes that have no particular meaning outside of their role in the game.
A concept found in many puzzle and casual games. Matching blocks of the same color or type to gain points and/or erase the blocks.
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
Cooperative play in games allows humans to play together as a team to accomplish a task. Instead of playing against a human opponent, the team must defeat an AI. Cooperative Play in some games also means 2 human versus 2 human, this occurs in some Billiards games. (Scotch Doubles / Doubles)
A gameplay feature that offers players the option to listen to their own music instead of the game's original soundtrack. This allows for a more personalized listening experience.
Games that were made entirely by one person.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
“Indie” or “independently developed” games are video games which are developed by a studio without the support of an external publisher.
A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.
Loading Screens are specific screens that are displayed while a game is loading resources so that the player has something to distract them while the game loads. Loading Screens can be images, text or even mini-games - and sometimes a combination of all three.
Games which procedurally generate levels or other content based on music tracks, whether they're directly off of CDs or digital files.
Never Ending Games is a self-explanatory concept in which a game is unbeatable and never ends, due either to the game having no true ending or because the game is not saved (or truly continued) after the last section of the game.
The tenth annual PAX Prime took place August 30-September 2, 2013 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington. It was the first 4-day PAX.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Steam Cloud is a built in feature in some Steam games, it synchronizes game saves, settings and other data to the internet for access from any computer that has Steam installed.
A website where you can submit, find, rate, and download new content and modifications for some Steam games.
A race track that is suspended in mid-air or in space, usually with little to no barriers.
Unity is a multiplatform game development suite, designed from the start for the ease of creation. It's completely free to use with a pro version available for more advanced features and export options.
User Generated Content describes any content the end user produces to add onto the content given by the developer. User Generated Content has grown in popularity, with LittleBigPlanet, Forza Motorsport 3, ModNation Racers and Spore being great examples.
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