Graphical representation of a players alter ego, this term is especially used in role-playing games.term is especially

used in role-playing games

 

 

The amount of data that can be transmitted in a fixed amount of time. Bandwidth is usually expressed in bits per second (bps) or bytes per second (Bps).

Binding is how you assign keys to a control in a game. For example, if you bind the W key to the MOVE FORWARD command in the game, when you press W, you will move forward. Binding is different in each game.

The smallest element of computer storage. A bit is a single digit (0 or 1) in a binary system. Physically, a bit is a transistor or capacitor in a memory cell, a magnetic domain on disk or tape, a reflective spot on optical media, or a high or low voltage pulsing through a circuit. Represented by a small b.

The standard measure of data transmission speeds.

To boot or to kick a player is to remove him or her from an online game.

Computer controlled ally or opponent (typically in action and strategy games).

Typically used to describe high-speed data transmission over T1 lines (1,544 Mbps) and above. Broadband also more generally describes any type of data transmission in which a single wire can carry several channels at once. Cable TV, for example, uses broadband transmission.

A collection of wires through which data is transmitted from one part of a computer to another. You can think of a bus as a highway on which data travels within a computer. When used in reference to personal computers, the term bus usually refers to internal bus. This is a bus that connects all the internal computer components to the CPU and main memory. There's also an expansion bus that enables expansion boards to access the CPU and memory.

Eight bits, which the computer treats as a single unit. A byte is the unit most computers use to represent a character such as a letter, number, or typographic symbol. A byte can also hold a string of bits that need to be used in some larger unit for application purposes.

 

Player who hides in a safe place taking down the enemy as he approaches without placing himself in any real danger, and keeps this spot for as long a he can.

In computer terms, it's the opposite of the server on a network. For gaming, when you connect to a multiplayer game that someone else is hosting, they are the server and you are the client.

The act of removing graphics that move outside the player's logical line of vision. When badly implemented players can see thru solid objects from certain angles.

The number of distinct colors that can be represented by a piece of hardware or software. Color depth is sometimes referred to as bit depth because it is directly related to the number of bits used for each pixel. A 24-bit video adapter, for example, has a color depth of 2 to the 24th power (about 16.7 million) colors. One would say that its color depth is 24 bits. 32-bits color is 24 bit color with 8bits for the alpha channel.

A computer designed with the sole purpose of playing games. Often sold without keyboard.

Cinematic sequence, displayed without the interaction of the player. The scene is typically shown to tell the main plot line and is often displayed outside of the game engine.

 

D:

Demo:

In a game, it's a recording of a game. Most games allow you to record your game to view later (usually from first or third person view). It can also be an evaluation version of a game.

DOT:

An acronym for "damage over time". This is referring to damage dealt to players or computer controlled characters in rpg games. Damage over time is a type of damage that occurs at set intervals over a limited period of time such as poisonous effects.

DSL:

Short for "Digital Subscriber Line." A high-speed Internet-access connection that works over telephone networks

 

Combination of the terms 'education' and 'entertainment'. Label for education wrapped in a playful package.

The basic code which defines the relation between game objects and determine the limits of graphics and sound.

Is a network protocol. It supports 10Mbps (Megabit per second) transfer speeds. But There is also Fast Ethernet, which supports 100Mbps. There is also Gigabit Ethernet, which supports 1Gbps (1,000Mbps).

 

F:

FOV:

Short for "Field of View." It's the area you can see.

FPS:

1) First person shooter, a shoot-'em-up game which plays from a first person perspective , the players view on the word is thru the eyes of his character. 2) Frames per second, framerate. The amount of images displayed on a screen every second. A lower FPS typically decreases playability of a game.

Frag:

A kill in an action game, typically in a FPS.

ftw:

For the win