Computer and video game culture Computer and video game culture 21st Century Game Design (ISBN 1584504293) is a book by Chris Bateman and Richard Boon. This book is part of the Game Development Series. It was first published by Charles River Media in September 2005. ...more on Wikipedia about "21st Century Game Design"
Abandonware is computer software which is no longer being sold or supported by its copyright holder. Alternatively, the term is also used for software which is still available, but on which further support and development have been intentionally discontinued. Sometimes, it is used as a blanket category for any software over a certain age, usually five years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abandonware"
Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams on Game Design (ISBN 1592730019) is a book by Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams. It was first published by New Riders Group on May 5, 2003. One of the authors, Ernest Adams, is the co-founder of the International Game Developers Association. He is also a regular contributor to both Game Developer magazine and Gamasutra. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams on Game Design"
Among people working on virtual reality and cyberspace interfaces, an avatar (sometimes AV or av) is an icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality. The term is sometimes used on MUDs, in computer role-playing games, and shared non-gaming universes such as Active Worlds, There, Second Life, and The Palace. ...more on Wikipedia about "Avatar (virtual reality)"
Bawls is an energy drink containing a large amount of caffeine. It is made from the juice of the Guarana berry, native to the Amazon rainforest of South America. It is popular at LAN parties (where participants may stay awake for extended periods playing computer games) and among paintballers. Bawls Guaranexx is the sugar-free variant. SnoBawls is normal Bawls in Slurpee form. In addition to the three beverages, Bawls mints are also available. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bawls"
A boss key is a special hot key or combination of hot keys used in computer games or other programs to quickly hide the game and possibly display a special screen that appears to be a normal productivity program (such as a spreadsheet application). ...more on Wikipedia about "Boss key"
Caelestia.net is a small IRC network that focuses on games and the gaming community. Caelestia.net evolved as the offspring of JEOCOM, which itself is the offspring of the older DreamMyst IRC Network. This evolution was more or less organic as staff members from each of the networks continued chatting amongst themselves. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caelestia.net"
Catassing is the process of sequestering oneself at a computer and avoiding other day-to-day activity in favor of advancing one's character in a massively multiplayer online game ( MMOG) whose game design makes heavy use of level treadmills or their logical equivalents. ...more on Wikipedia about "Catassing"
In computer and video gaming, a clan or guild is a group of players who regularly play together in a particular multiplayer game. These range from groups of a few friends to 1000-person organizations, with a broad range of structures, goals and members. Numerous clans exist for nearly every online game available today, notably in first-person shooters, massively multiplayer games, role-playing games, and strategy games. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clan (computer gaming)"
Computer and video game clichés refer to items, persons and story twists that are consistent within computer and video game development. Many known clichés are crates, toilets and having to save someone or something from an evil persona. ...more on Wikipedia about "Computer and video game clichés"
Cult computer and video games are computer and video games that usually garnered limited sales figures but attracted a loyal fanbase and earned generally great reviews from the press. The games that should be, or are, included on any "cult" list are often debated, due to the subjective nature of the title. Regardless of the disparity, there are a few themes that are shared by many titles in this category. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cult computer and video games"
Cyberathlete is a term coined by Angel Munoz on June 26, 1997 to first describe a competitive player of computer games. The word is now a registered trademark of the company Munoz founded: the Cyberathlete Professional League. This company is dedicated to promoting his vision of computer games as a professional sport by hosting tournaments for large cash prizes. This has helped popularise competitive gaming worldwide, which is now commonly referred to as e-sports (short for electronic sports). ...more on Wikipedia about "Cyberathlete"
Davatar is the short form of dynamic avatar. A dynamic avatar is an avatar that can change its outlook corresponding to dynamic elements or environment settings. A Davatar is dynamically generated on the fly for each request. Thus, it looks differently every time when a Davatar is being retrieved, for example, on every page reloads. ...more on Wikipedia about "Davatar"
A digital marriage occurs when two people who have no connection outside their gaming lives come together within a video game to do, within this virtual community, what they feel that they cannot accomplish within real life. Generally such marriages are considered to be a pleasant fantasy, rather than a legally binding ceremony. ...more on Wikipedia about "Digital marriage"
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Dōjin soft, 同人ソフト short for " software", also sometimes called dōjin games 同人ゲ−ム) are video games created by Japanese hobbyists or hobbyist groups (referred to as circles), more for fun than for profit; essentially, the Japanese equivalent of fangames. Most of them are based on pre-existing material, but some are entirely original creations. They are almost always exclusive to the PC, but a few notable exceptions also exist for the Dreamcast, because of its very weak copy protection. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dojin soft"
Duping refers to the practice of exploiting a bug in the game software to illegitimately create duplicates of unique items or currency in a persistent online game, such as an MMOG. This method of cheating has been used in Diablo and Diablo II to generate copies of items, including rare or unique artifacts. Duping can vastly destabilize a game economy or even the gameplay itself, depending on the item duplicated and the rate at which duplication occurs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Duping"
Electronic Sports, abbreviated e-Sports or eSports is used as a general term used to describe computer and video games which are played as competitive sports. Other terms used are competitive gaming, cybersports and cyber athletics. The terms most popular among players are gaming or e-Sports. ...more on Wikipedia about "Electronic sports"
In video games, "ExMx" (alternatively, "ExLx") is a common format for naming levels. The first x denotes the episode number, and the second x refers to the map or level number. For example, "E2M3" denotes the third level of the second episode. ...more on Wikipedia about "ExMx"
In general usage, an exploit refers to a method in which one can manipulate a system for his or her advantage. In the realm of online games, an exploit is usually a software bug, hack or bot that contributes to the user's prosperity in a manner not intended by the developers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Exploit (online gaming)"
Fangames are typically games, made by fans, featuring popular video game characters. Sometimes the gameplay style of the games in question is as close to the original as possible, but often times have unusual twists or are different altogether. In older fangames, the programming was poor and failed to meet the excellence of the original games. However, due to recent advances in tools, such as the design application Sv4, new programming techniques and other developed skills have greatly improved the quality of fangames, allowing a select few of current fangames to even exceed the capabilities of the original games on which they were based. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fangame"
A fansite or fan site is a website created and maintained by the fans or devotees of a particular cultural phenomenon. The phenomenon can be a book, television show, movie, comic, band, game, celebrity or any number of alternative items. Fansites often offer specialized information on the subject (e.g., episode listings, biographies), pictures taken from various sources, media downloads, links to other, similar fansites, and the chance to talk to other fans. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fansite"
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A female gamer is a female who: ...more on Wikipedia about "Female gamer"
A FWAK — false wisdom and knowledge — is a bogus FAQ, generally written on the subject of a particular video game for the purpose of humor but sometimes also to deliberately mislead (and often both). The name FWAK is a play on the pronunciation of FAQ (fwack versus fack). ...more on Wikipedia about "FWAK"
A Gamemaster or Game Master (often abbreviated as GM) is a player in a multiplayer game who acts as organizer, arbitrator, and officiant in rules situations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gamemaster"
GamePolitics.com is a LiveJournal powered blog about the politics of computer and video games started by Dennis McCauley. It is frequently referenced to from many other videogame sites. ...more on Wikipedia about "GamePolitics.com" Inform your friends about www.shortopedia.com
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