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Word Wall
A little bit of everything
100
Something which can open locks of the same color
What is a Key?
100
Multiple screens in this game so an Avatar can move horizontally or vertically through different environments.
What is scrolling space?
100
Avatars can have a very fast speed and may seem to be racing.
What is racing mechanic?
100
3-5 sentences that talk about a particular topic
What is a paragraph
100
Component: An armed, opposing character that deals damage and has a variety of attack and movement patterns.
What is an enemy?
200
When active this is touched and the game is won. in some games the Avatar must meet certain conditions before it is activated.
What is a Goal Block
200
The game is presented in an overhead view, or birds eye view as if the player was seeing the game from above.
What is top down perspective?
200
Avatars can hide and avoid enemies in parts of the game space.
What is avoiding mechanic?
200
Tells a letter where to go.
What is an address?
200
Component: Counts the number of points collected and can be used as a goal.
What is a score keeper?
300
A block that hurts avatars on contact and is used as a harmful surface or wall.
What is a damage block?
300
The view of the game is from the side. Here the player can see the jumping sprites.
What is plat former perspective?
300
Avatars can blast enemies.
What is blasting mechanic?
300
The final part of a letter after the conclusion where someone writes who the letter is from.
What is a signature?
300
avatars collect or pickup points or other environmental items
What is a collecting mechanic?
400
A large strong difficult opposing character
What is a Boss?
400
The game space wraps around sop that when sprites exit off one side of the screen they appear on the opposite side.
What is wraparound space?
400
Players must solve puzzles in the game such as finding the correct path or bringing the correct key to a lock.
What is solving mechanics?
400
To stop all communication from someone.
What is to block.
400
Components: A block that is used as a surface or a wall.
What is a environment block?
500
Counts the number of destroyed enemies. It also can be used as a goal.
What is a frag counter?
500
The game space is closed on the sides so the sprites cannot leave or fall out of the screen.
What is bounded space?
500
Controls avatar health. The game is lost when health reaches zero
What is health meter?
500
Copy something from the internet on to your computer.
What is download?
500
Components: Counts the seconds during gameplay. The player either needs to win before the time runs our or survive for a certain amount of time.
What is a timer?