game in which luck or possibility plays a role in determining the outcome of the game (examples – dice & cards)

• constraints

• chance

• skill

• storyboard

issues or roadblocks a development team faces that limits their ability to meet the goals it sets out for a game

• deconstructing

• constraints

• expression

• function

the characteristics of the game that will lead to a successful solution (examples – number of players, what is required to win the game)

• debugging

• executing

• criteria

• runtime error

taking apart an existing game to learn how the audience, elements, and characters work together

• pseudocode

• flowchart

• event

• deconstructing

when people get together to come up with ideas

• brainstorming

• algorithm

• logic statement

• skill

suggestions and ideas for improving or refining a game or issues with playing a game

• feedback

• programmer

• logic statement

• selection

the first functional example of a game; often referred to as a first draft of a game

• object

• operator

• prototype

• event

when people assume roles of characters and act out or base decisions on their roles (example – Dungeons & Dragons)

• role-playing

• algorithm

• skill

• syntax

game in which the player’s skill determines the outcome of the game

• chance

• skill

• role-playing

• debugging

a graphic organizer that uses illustrations or images arranged in the order of the story or game; helps plan the sequence of events & steps in a game’s animation

• instance

• class

• expression

• storyboard