Jargon+and+Terminology

A few common abbreviations and terms that you may see used this is just to get us started. Also note that some abbreviations are also context dependent. For example FPS in a conversation about genres is different from FPS when speaking of game development.

Please add any you know, or add terms with a question mark if you need them defined.

FPS - First Person Shooter - //Examples:// Nerf Arena Blast(Friendlier to all ages) Doom, Halo RPG - Role Playing Game - //Examples:// Final Fantasy, Skyrim MMORPG - Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game //Examples:// World of Warcraft (WoW), Star Wars the Old Republic (SWTOR) RTS - Real Time Strategy - //Examples// Warcraft, Stacraft TBS - Turn Based Strategy - //Example:// Sid Meier's Civilization Tower Defense - //Example://Plants vs Zombies
 * Genres**


 * Game Development**

Models - typically, a 3D Object Textures - typically, the surface of a 3D object. These are usually images used in 3D modeling to give the surface of an object a more realistic appearance FPS - Frames per second

Easter Eggs (aka secrets) Items in the game that developers put in as extras and are not necessarily needed to complete the game. NPC - Non Playable Character - A character in game that is not controlled by the user. AI - Artificial Intelligence - Most often used with NPCs to describe their behavior or actions when Lag/Latency - Time Delay caused by a number of variables, including system and internet speeds.
 * Miscellaneous**