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

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

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

when people get together to come up with ideas

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

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

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

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

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

set of step-by-step instructions that must be executed in order to solve a problem or perform a task

any machine that can be programmed to perform a specific task or number of tasks

the study of computers and how they work

finding and fixing programming errors; AKA troubleshooting

when a computer is performing the instructions & commands in a program

graphical diagrams that show the steps or decision process contained in an algorithm and includes different symbols to represent the purpose or process of a particular step

error that causes the program to produce unexpected results

controls the flow of a program; written in the form of IF, THEN, ELSE statements

person that writes instructions as a series of statements using the code and syntax for a particular programming language

a way of writing the details of algorithm steps in plain text using short phrases to describe the project outline

a programming structure that instructs the computer to repeat of set of instructions, called a loop, until some condition is met

error that occurs when the program is running

a programming structure that allows the computer to make a selection between alternative conditions (example – if/else statement)

a programming structure that contains a sequence of instructions that the computer follows in order, one by one, from top to bottom

the words and symbols used in programming languages

error that occurs when the computer does not understand or recognize the code as typed; examples include misspelled words or missing code

using game technology to provide employees with skills needed to perform a job (example – flight simulators)

the value that is passed to a method when it’s called so that it knows what to do (examples – rotate 90 degrees)

refers to the equal sign (=) used in most programming languages

true/false; contains a condition and is often used in repetition and selection structures

component that is associated with a certain object

type of Boolean that compares values

type of Boolean that checks for a specific condition

an action that takes place while a program is running, such as a mouse click or the pressing of a key

the code that is called when an event occurs

a combination of variables, values, functions, and operators, which are evaluated and produce another value (example – 10 + 2 – 4)

actions that a class can do, but are not part of the class description; called upon or executed by a descriptive name, such as “move forward” or “jump”

the specific realization of an object in OOP

an action that an object can perform and is a part of the object’s description (such as move, rotate, or jump)

item used in a game that that the player can see and/or interact with (examples – walls, weapons)

programming language organized around objects rather than actions and data rather than logic

a mathematical symbol used in programming (examples - +, -, *, /, ++)

the variable that holds the argument data (value) needed by the method (example – degrees=90)

characteristics of an object, such as size, color, and type

used to store information in the computer’s memory or a database that can be used in a program when executing a program; like storage containers