Internet Culture
This short, looping video format exploded in popularity on a certain app starting around 2020.
TikTok
This free, C#-scripted engine is one of the most common tools taught to beginner game devs.
Unity
In the console wars of the early '90s, Sega's Genesis went head-to-head with this Nintendo console.
The Super Nintendo (SNES)
This HBO series, based on a video game, follows Joel and Ellie surviving a fungal apocalypse.
The Last of Us
This Thai stir-fried noodle dish features egg, tofu or shrimp, and a tangy tamarind sauce.
Pad Thai
Coined online, this word describes something so bizarre or badly aged that it becomes amusing.
Cursed
Made by Epic Games, this engine is known for its node-based Blueprint visual scripting system.
Unreal Engine
This company launched the original PlayStation in Japan in December 1994.
Sony
This Netflix series about a deadly Korean survival competition became a global sensation in 2021.
Squid Game
This Indian dish is chicken marinated in yogurt and spices, cooked in a creamy tomato sauce.
Butter Chicken
This term describes an image or idea that spreads rapidly online and gets endlessly remixed.
A meme
This term describes releasing an unfinished game to paying players who help test and shape it before full launch.
Early Access
This 2001 console marked Microsoft's first entry into gaming hardware.
The Xbox
This director is known for Inception, Interstellar, and the Dark Knight trilogy.
Christopher Nolan
This Vietnamese noodle soup features broth, rice noodles, and fresh herbs.
Pho
This term, punning on a fishing lure, describes content designed to grab your attention before revealing the actual link or video.
Clickbait
This term describes designing a game's challenge to rise gradually so players stay engaged without getting frustrated.
Difficulty Curve
This 1972 Atari game, played with two paddles and a ball, is one of the first commercially successful video games.
Pong
Netflix turned this popular Konami franchise about vampire-hunting into animated series.
Castlevania
This Middle Eastern dish is made from ground chickpeas formed into balls and fried.
Falafel
This chatbot, released in November 2022, kicked off the mainstream AI boom.
ChatGPT
This narrative technique lets a game hint at backstory through items and scenery instead of dialogue or cutscenes.
Environmental Storytelling
This 1983 event nearly wiped out the North American video game industry due to market oversaturation.
The video game crash of 1983
This actress plays the title role in Netflix's "Wednesday."
Jenna Ortega
This spongy Ethiopian flatbread, made from teff flour, is used to scoop up stews.
Injera