Glossary

Popular Glossary Terms

• data-driven error

  when an automatic routine applies the wrong information because the…

• selection box

  a box, also known as a marquee, that appears around a selected region,…

• MUD

  multi-user dimension (or dungeon), a virtual reality, usually text…

• pervasive usability

  a principle of design that advocates the application of usability me…

• redundant coding

  or secondary coding; representing information in more than one way s…

• scaffolding

  a teaching technique where support tools help manage mechanics that…

• game flow

  the pace and sequence of events in a game, the range of choices in the ga…

• gold plating

  adding extra unnecessary features for their coolness factor rather…