A player´s interaction with the videogame, defined by rules, challenges and plot
Graphics
A measure of the rendering speed of a video game's graphics
Frame rate
The player's representation in the game world
Avatar
To be involved, related or integrated to something
Engaged
Breaking in to computer´s system or network
Hacking
An area in a level from which the player will start the level from next time they die, rather than having to start the level over.
Checkpoint
Imitation of a process, system or concept
Simulation
A player´s interaction with the videogame, defined by rules, challenges and plot
Gameplay
The act of supporting an event, activity, person, or organization financially or through the provision of products or services.
Sponsor
Pejorative used in people who often make mistakes by inexperience
Noob
A game segment that exists solely to provide detail and exposition to the story.
Cutscene
A software program that is designed to replicate the software and hardware of a video game console on more-modern computers and other devices.
Emulator
An effect placed on a video game character that beneficially increases one or more of their statistics or characteristics for a temporary period.
Buff
Teaching, or developing in oneself or others, any skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies.
Training
An input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device.
Joystick
Graphic elements that communicate information to the player and aid interaction with the game, such as health bars, ammo meters and maps
Interface
A delay between an input or action and its corresponding result.
Lag
Playing games of chance for real money or in-game currency
Gambling
Helping, encourage or aiding someone
Support
Effective combination of skills, abilities and advantages to obtain benefits
Strategy
Algorithms used to generate responsive, adaptive or certain game behavior, primarily in non-player characters.
Artificial Intelligence
System latency between the client and a server netwroks
Ping
The reappearance of an entity, such as a character or object, after its death or destruction.
Respawn
Strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others who are trying to do the same.
Compete
Handling high-level decisions in a preprogramed combination of codes
Macro