This is a glossary of terms throughout the game so conversation is not confused.
noun definiton: A copy of the original Character.
verb definition: The act of creating a Clone.
Interchangable with Clone.
All interfaces between a person and the Software.
Controller and Visual Display.
The current AND ONLY Clone that the Player has control over.
Can refer to a button on a controller OR the assosciated keyboard button.
The hardware by which a Player can control the Character.
There are 8 buttons total used in the runtime of the game:
- A Button
- B Button
- Start Button
- Select Button
- Up Button
- Down Button
- Left Button
- Right Button
All of the data to be kept track of when the game is currently running on the Player's computer.
A subset of Runtime of what data needs to be kept between Runtimes. Can be thought of as also the opposite of Runtime.
All of the code / assets that are executed / used.
A subset of the Software that contains the main experience for the Player.
The meat of the Software.
The reason why the Player wants the Software.
A subset of the Software that deals with supporting and wrapping the Game to make it more of a pleasant experience for any individual Player.
Everything in the Software that is not the Game.
Everything to do with settings, menus, save data, scene management, engine, etc.