Game Star Mechanic Vocabulary

The digital representation of a physical person in a virtual world or game

• Boss

• Enemy

• Avatar

• Score Keeper

An armed, opposing character that deals damage and has a variety of attack and movement patterns.

• Boss
• Enemy
• Avatar
• Score Keeper

Particularly large, strong or difficult armed, opposing character.

• Boss
• Enemy
• Avatar
• Score Keeper

A block that is used as a surface or a wall.

• Top Down Perspective
• Damage Block
• Goal Block
• Environment Block

A block that hurts avatars on contact and is used as a harmful surface or wall.

• Top Down Perspective
• Damage Block
• Goal Block
• Environment Block

When this is touched the game is won. In some games, the avatar sprite must meet conditions before this is activated.

• Top Down Perspective
• Damage Block
• Goal Block
• Environment Block

A small item the Avatar can collect to meet the win conditions of a game or improve their score.

• Point
• Key
• Lock
• Timer

This can open locks of the same color.

• Point
• Key
• Lock
• Timer

This can only be opened by keys of the same color.

• Point
• Key
• Lock
• Timer

Counts seconds during gameplay.

• Point
• Key
• Lock
• Timer