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# Audiovisual # Development # Genres # Graphics # Hardware # Industry # InGame # Issues # Jargon # Jobs # Marketing # Online # Problems # Software # Techniques
Letter A
AAA
# Industry # Jargon
Abandonware
# Software
Actor
# Development
Advanced Locomotion System (ALS)
# Development
Advergaming
# Genres
Agent
# Development
Aliasing
# Development # Problems
Alpha
# Development
Ambient occlusion
# Development # Graphics # Techniques
Anisotropic filtering
# Development # Graphics # Techniques
Arcade
# Genres
ARPG
# Genres
Artificial intelligence (AI)
# Development
Asset
# Audiovisual # Development
Asynchronous gameplay
# InGame
Augmented Reality (AR)
# Hardware
Letter B
Baking
# Development # Graphics # Hardware # Techniques
Balancing
# Development # Jargon # Online # Techniques
Ban
# Jargon # Online
Battle Royale
# Genres
Beat ‘em up
# Genres
Behaviour tree
# Development
Benchmark
# Hardware # Software
Beta
# Development
Bilinear filtering
# Development # Graphics # Techniques
Blockbuster
# Jargon
Blocking phase
# Development
Blockout
# Development
Blueprint
# Development # Software
Bonus
# InGame
Boss
# InGame
Boss Fight
# InGame
Boss Rush
# Genres
Bot
# Development # Online
Brawler
# Genres
Budget game
# Jargon
Buff
# Development # Jargon # Online
Bug
# Development # Problems
Build
# Development
Bullet hell
# Genres
Bundle
# Industry
Letter C
C Sharp
# Development # Software
C++
# Development # Software
Cap
# Jargon # Techniques
Cascade
# Development
Caster
# Jargon
Casual
# Jargon
CCG
# Genres
Cel Shading
# Audiovisual # Development # Graphics
Cert
# Industry
CGI
# Audiovisual
Chaos
# Development # Software
Checkpoint
# InGame
Chiptune
# Audiovisual # Industry
Class
# Development
Clicker
# Genres
Client
# Software
Clipping
# Development # Graphics # Problems # Techniques
Closed Beta Test (CBT)
# Development
Cloud gaming
# Industry # Online
Co-op
# Genres # Jargon
Code
# Development
Collision
# Development
Collision detection
# Development
Combo
# Jargon
Compression
# Development # Techniques
Console
# Hardware
Context-sensitive
# Development
Couch co-op
# Genres
Couch co-op
# Genres
Coyote time
# Development # Techniques
CPU
# Hardware
Crash
# Development # Problems
Cross-platform
# Development
Cross-play
# Development # Online
Cross-save
# Development # Online
Crossover
# Industry
Crowdfunding
# Industry
Crunch
# Industry
Cubemap
# Development # Techniques
Culling
# Graphics # Techniques
Cutscene
# Audiovisual # InGame
Letter D
D-Pad
# Hardware
Daily Active Users (DAU)
# Industry
Dash
# InGame
Dashboard
# Software
Death Cam
# Industry # InGame
Death March
# Industry
Debuff
# Jargon # Online
Debug
# Development
Debug console
# Development # Hardware
Decal
# Development # Graphics
Demake
# Industry
Demo
# Industry
Dev
# Industry # Jobs
Dev Kit
# Development # Hardware # Jargon
Developer
# Industry
Distributor
# Industry
Dithering
# Development # Techniques
DLC
# Industry # Online
Downgrade
# Development # Graphics
Downsampling
# Development # Techniques
Downtime
# Industry # Online
Dressing
# Development # Graphics
Drift
# Hardware # Problems
DRM
# Industry
Dual Stick Shooter
# Genres
Dungeon Crawler
# Genres
Dupe
# Development # Problems
Letter E
Early Access
# Industry
Easter Egg
# Jargon
Educational
# Genres
Embargo
# Industry # Marketing
Emergent gameplay
# InGame
Emulator
# Software
Endless Runner
# Genres
Engine
# Development # Software
Environment Query System (EQS)
# Development # Techniques
eSports
# Industry
ESRB
# Industry
EULA
# Industry
Event
# Development
Exploit
# Development # Problems
Letter F
Farming
# Jargon
Feature
# Development
Firmware
# Software
First Person Shooter (FPS)
# Genres
First-Party
# Genres
First-Person Walker (FPW)
# Genres
Flickering
# Audiovisual # Problems
FLOPS
# Hardware
FMV
# Audiovisual # InGame
Fog of war
# Audiovisual # InGame
Frame
# Hardware # Software
Frame Rate
# Hardware # Software
Free roaming
# InGame
Free to Play (F2P)
# Genres # Jargon # Online
Freeware
# Software
Frustrum Culling
# Development # Techniques
Letter G
Game Design Document (GDD)
# Development
Game Designer
# Industry # Jobs
Game Developers Conference
# Industry
Game Jam
# Industry
Game over
# InGame # Jargon
GameMaker Studio
# Development # Software
Gamepad
# Hardware
Gameplay
# InGame
Gamer
# Jargon
Gamergate
# Industry # Online
Gamertag
# Industry # Online
Gamification
# Jargon
Ghosting
# Audiovisual # Problems
Glitch
# Development # Problems
God Game
# Genres
Godot
# Development # Software
Gold
# Development
GOTY
# Graphics # Hardware
GPU
# Graphics # Hardware
Grand Strategy
# Genres
Graphics engine
# Development # Software
Greybox
# Development # Techniques
Gunplay
# InGame
Letter H
Hack ‘n Slash
# Genres
Hacking
# Hardware # Software
Hands off
# Marketing
Hands on
# Marketing
Hardcore gamer
# Jargon
Hardware
# Hardware
HDMI
# Hardware
Hero Shooter
# Genres # Online
High Poly
# Development # Graphics
Hitbox
# Development
Homebrew
# Software
Host
# Jargon # Online
Hotfix
# Development # Techniques
Housing
# InGame
HUD
# Graphics # InGame
Letter I
Identifier (ID)
# Industry # Online
Idle games
# Genres
IeSF
# Industry
In-game
# Development # InGame
In-game purchases (IAPs)
# Industry # InGame
Indie
# Industry
Intro
# InGame
Invisible wall
# InGame
IP
# Industry
Isometric view
# InGame
Item
# InGame
Letter J
Jagging
# Development # Problems # Techniques
Jailbreak
# Software
Joystick
# Hardware
JRPG
# Genres
Letter K
Kaizo
# Jargon
Kick
# Jargon
Kill cam
# InGame # Online
Letter L
Lag
# Online # Problems
LAN Party
# Jargon
Level of detail (LOD)
# Development # Graphics # Techniques
Level sequencer
# Audiovisual # Development # Techniques
Level Streaming
# Development # Graphics # Techniques
Lifesim
# Genres
Lobby
# InGame # Online
Localization
# Industry
Lore
# Jargon
Lotcheck
# Industry
Low poly
# Development # Graphics
Lumen
# Graphics # Software
Letter M
Macro
# Jargon
Macromanagement
# Genres
Main
# Jargon # Online
Main mission
# InGame
Malus
# InGame
Management games
# Genres
Map
# InGame
Matchmaking
# Development # InGame
Mechanic
# Development # InGame
Megascans
# Development # Graphics
Mesh
# Development # Graphics
Metagame
# InGame # Online
Metahuman
# Graphics # Software # Techniques
Metroidvania
# Genres
Micromanagement
# Genres
Micropayment
# Industry # InGame
Microtransaction
# Industry # InGame
Middleware
# Software
Mini-game
# InGame
MMO
# Genres # Online
MOBA
# Genres # Online
Mocap
# Audiovisual # Development # Techniques
Mockup
# Development
Mod
# Software
Modder
# Software
Motion blur
# Development # Graphics # Techniques
Motion capture (Mocap)
# Audiovisual # Development # Techniques
Multiplatform
# Industry
Multiplayer
# Genres # InGame # Online
Musou
# Genres
Must-have
# Jargon
Letter N
Nanite
# Development # Graphics # Software
Navigation Mesh
# Development # Graphics
Navigation Mesh (NavMesh)
# Development
NDA
# Industry
Nerf
# Jargon # Online
Netcode
# Online # Software
Next-gen
# Hardware # Industry # Jargon
Niagara
# Development # Graphics # Software # Techniques
Nintendo Switch
# Hardware
Letter O
Object
# Development
Open Beta Test (OBT)
# Development # Online
Open World
# InGame
Open World
# InGame
OpenGL
# Software
Outsourcing
# Industry
Letter P
PAL
# Audiovisual # Industry
Parallax Mapping
# Development # Graphics # Techniques
Particles
# Development # Graphics # Techniques
Party Game
# Genres
Patch
# Development
Pay2Win (P2W)
# Jargon
Persistent world
# InGame
Physics engine
# Development # Software
PlayStation 5
# Hardware
Porting
# Development # Industry
Letter Q
Quality Assurance (QA)
# Industry # Jobs
Quick Time Event
# InGame
Quixel Bridge
# Development # Software
Letter R
Ragdoll
# Development # Problems
RAM
# Hardware
Ray Casting
# Development # Techniques
Ray Tracing
# Development # Techniques
Real-time strategy (RTS)
# Genres
Reflection mapping
# Development # Graphics # Techniques
Refresh rate
# Audiovisual # Hardware # Software
Release Candidate (RC)
# Industry # Marketing
Letter S
Saga
# Industry
Sandbox
# Genres
Script
# Audiovisual # Development
Scripting
# Development
Scroll Parallax
# Development # Graphics
SDK
# Development # Hardware
Season Pass
# Industry
Sidequest
# Genres
Skill tree
# InGame
Split screen
# InGame
State machine
# Development
Letter U
Unity
# Development # Software
Unreal Engine
# Development # Software
User Interface (UI)
# Audiovisual # Development # Graphics
User-generated content (UGC)
# InGame # Online
UX
# Development
Letter V
V-Sync
# Development # Graphics # Techniques
Vertical Slice
# Industry # Marketing
Virtual Reality
# Hardware
Virtual Shadow Maps (VSM)
# Development # Techniques
Letter W
WAI
# Development # Jargon
Whale
# Jargon
White Box
# Development # Techniques
WNF
# Development # Jargon
World
# InGame
World Partition
# Development # Software # Techniques
Letter X
Xbox Series
# Hardware
Letter @
1080i
# Audiovisual
1080p
# Audiovisual
2.5D
# Development # Graphics
2D
# Development # Graphics
2K
# Audiovisual
3D
# Development # Graphics
4K
# Audiovisual
8K
# Audiovisual