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See also. 0–9. 1CC. Abbreviation of one-credit completion or one-coin clear. To complete an arcade (or arcade-style) game without using continues. [ 1] 1-up. An object that gives the player an extra life (or attempt) in games where the player has a limited number of chances to complete a game or level. [ 2]
Character theory chart. The Bartle taxonomy of player types is a classification of video game players ( gamers) based on a 1996 paper by Richard Bartle [ 1] according to their preferred actions within the game. The classification originally described players of multiplayer online games (including MUDs and MMORPGs ), though now it also refers to ...
Popularized in 2018 by players of the online video game Among Us and received mainstream usage with the game's explosion in popularity in mid-2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Merriam Websters, the term has been in use among English speakers since at least the 1960s. "You're acting pretty sus." Sussy, Sussy Baka [b] [168] [169]
A female gamer, or gamer girl or girl gamer, is any female who regularly engages in playing video games. According to a study conducted by the Entertainment Software Association in 2009, 40% of the game playing population is female, and women 18 or older comprise 34% of all gamers.
t. e. Video game modding (short for "modification") is the process of alteration by players or fans of one or more aspects of a video game, [ 1] such as how it looks or behaves, and is a sub-discipline of general modding. Mods may range from small changes and tweaks to complete overhauls, and can extend the replay value and interest of the game.
v. t. e. Video game development (sometimes shortened to gamedev) is the process of creating a video game. It is a multidisciplinary practice, involving programming, design, art, audio, user interface, and writing. Each of those may be made up of more specialized skills; art includes 3D modeling of objects, character modeling, animation, visual ...
v. t. e. Look up gameplay in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game, [ 1][ 2] and in particular with video games. [ 3][ 4] Gameplay is the pattern defined through the game rules, [ 2][ 5] connection between player and the game, [ 6] challenges [ 7] and overcoming them, [ 8] and player ...
v. t. e. In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional bitmap that is integrated into a larger scene, most often in a 2D video game. Originally, the term sprite referred to fixed-sized objects composited together, by hardware, with a background. [ 1] Use of the term has since become more general.