Game Design

3. A popular computer solitaire game often erroneously named "mah jongg." Usually a clone of Shanghai.
5. Farming See Farming.
7. Game A game that is played without any electronic equipment
8. A game that isn't finished yet.
9. the lowest category of bug. Whenever someone uses the phrase, "It Would Be Nice If" in discussing a bug,
13. A person or company who represents (acts on behalf of) talent or intellectual property owners.
16. A term used to mean some licensed IP in toto
17. Station May be used to refer to one of two different kinds of hardware
19. A game character not under the direct control of the end user, usually controlled by the game's A.I.
20. A person who is really into games; hardcore gamer.

1. Extra that a tester gets for working more than 40 hours a week.
2. A huge waste of time.
4. A game that picks up where a previous game left off
6. The act of hanging out at a spawn spot
10. One step beneath Dork. (It's arguable that I've gotten this backwards.) Dork Several steps beneath Dweeb.
11. Test Not to be confused with Q.A. Beta testing is usually done to get user feedback to aid in the final tweaking process
12. Developers Conference A yearly event in which those who work in the creation of video games gather for the purpose of exchanging ideas
14. Mechanic Play pattern. For example, a crossword puzzle entails a different player activity than does a card game.
15. Game A game that can be played against other human players
18. License Agreement The legal "contract" that an end user of a computer software program ostensibly agrees to (by clicking "Yes" or "Agree")