Videogames words

30 technical words in videogames game terms

glossary for technical words that we use in the video game industry

arcade game
coin-operated game
Example: PAC-MAN is one the most famous arcade game in the world
en: Juegos arcade también conocido como maquinitas
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assets
noun
A group of objects that we see in the video games
Example: Create assets for an inventory
en: Objetos
Video game assets
composition
noun
The act or process of composing
Example: The last week I went to a gallery and I saw one beauty composition of a paint
en: composicion
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concept art
​noun uncountable
Visual development applied to a some design to find many variants on what we are exploring
Example: We should go to concept art gallery that will show us the evolution of the game.
en: Arte conceptual
concept art about one character
core gameplay
phrase
It is an activity that the player does the whole game, is the heart of the game
Example: The core of super meat boy its run and jump to pass the level
en: Nucleo del juego
design
adjective
To create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan
Example: The homework it is make 3 different designs of a logo
en: Diseño
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emulator
noun
Hardware or software that permits programs written in a computer
Example: If you want to play an old game you should download an emulator to play
en: Emulador
Dolphin emulator
film
verb or noun
moving pictures usually shown in a cinema or on television or to tell one story
Example: This week starts the films for the new movie
en: Filme
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first person shooter
genre of video games that you use guns in 1st person perspective
Example: You should play valorant it is first person shooter
en: Tirador primera persona
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game controller
noun
Is the device where the user plays
Example: To play this game you need a play station´s controller
en: Control
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game design
phrase
The process that is necessary to make do the development of a video game
Example: Your template needs to have the whole process of the game design
en: Diseño de juegos
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game loop
phrase
It is an activity that the player repeats the whole game
Example: The core looped of Assassins creed is complete the mission receive a reward and the pass to the next level
en: ciclo de juego
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gaming
noun or verb
The action of playing video games
Example: the best example of first person shooter gaming is Call of Duty
en: juego
Gaming
genre
adjective
A category of movies, video games, series etc
Example: The movie that we will see is a horror genre
en: Genero
genre
Global Design Document (GDD)
phrase
s a living design document whose content is highly descriptive about a video game
Example: For your final project you should bring a GDD to explain your ideas about the video game
en: documento de diseño de videojuegos
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High concept
phrase
It is the principal idea of the video game
Example: Remember in the pitch the most important thing is the high concept
en: concepto general
Hooks
verb
highlights of the video game
Example: This game has a lot of hooks! it is free and multiplayer
en: puntos destacables
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level design
phrase
Is a game development discipline that involves the creation of video game levels, missions, stages or locales.
Example: This level design of Mario it is very complicated!
en: Diseño de nivel
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look and feel
phrase
The emotions that you want to generate with the visual things
Example: My video game has look and feel like the 80s
en: Sentimiento y atmosfera
look and feel
mechanicals
adjective
the game system that makes it attractive
Example: The main mechanic of this game is that you need to interact with your our environment to pass the level
en: Mecanicas
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narrative
noun
Is the plot, sounds, music, atmosphere, dialogues, player choices and, of course, gameplay
Example: The narrative of The Last of us was amazing
en: Narrativa
The last of us
pitch
verb
explain your idea in an attractive and concise way
platform
noun
It is what indicates in which device it should be used
Example: The new assassin´s creed it will be released for PC, play station and Xbox
en: Plataforma
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players
how many persons cana play at the same time
Example: pokemon is a single player
en: jugadores
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preproduction
verb
is an initial planning phase of a game development project,
Example: It can also include the creation and testing of a pre-production
en: Preproduccion
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Role-play game (RPG)
phrase
players advance in the story with their character or party of characters gain experience that improves various attributes and abilities.
Example: League of Legends is RPG game
en: Juego de rol
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side-scroller
phrase
type of video game where a side-view camera angle is used for action viewing.The most cases are using in 2D games
Example: The oldest games used to use side-scroller function
en: desplazamiento lateral
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soundtrack
noun
audiovisual projection, it is already composed of dialogues, ambient sounds, music and any other type of sound
Example: The legend of Zelda Twilight Princess has a one of my favorites soundtracks
en: banda sonora
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stage
verb and noun
Is where an event takes place.
Example: The stage of this game is so terrific
en: escenario
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tutorial
noun
It is a guide that is implemented in all the video games to explain how to play to the user
Example: This tutorial taught me how to attack in the game
en: tutorial
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