Advanced Game Mechanics - Lexicon

Question	Answer
What is a Game Mechanic?	Game Mechanics are pieces of a whole. There can be one or many.
What is Gameplay?	Gameplay is a broader term that results from a player interacting with one or more game mechanic.
What is UX?	UX is user experience (managing player options)
What is UI?	A user interface is how the player interacts with the game or application
What is a Design Pillar?	the core features, systems, and mechanics that make it special
What is a Game Loop?	A game loop is the completion of a goal.
What is Friction?	Friction is anything that gets in the player’s way, slows them down, or impedes their progress.
What is Gameification?	The act of applying game mechanics and/or ideas of fun and challenge to things are aren’t traditionally games.
What is a Razor?	All the basic mechanics of a game, put into one neat sentence. Used for communicating an idea to teammates.

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