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Alternate realities are worlds that exists next to, in parallel of, or in place of our own.
When the main protagonist is thrusted into a foreign dimension or alien world, usually due to a freak accident. The protagonist must then explore that world while trying to find a way back home.
Games that have been funded via public monetary contributions.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
A digital distribution platform operated by Epic Games.
Everything you need isn't always spelled out for you on the map. Sometimes even the map is not there till you go explore it.
Either through a concealing helmet, keeping the whole game in first person, or using clever camera work, the player character is kept faceless throughout an entire game.
First-person games in which the player character casts a shadow.
First-Person is a vantage point that attempts to simulate looking through a game character's eyes. It is most commonly found in first-person shooters, racing games, and visual novels, and to a lesser extent in other genres, such as RPGs, 3D platformers, and adventure games.
FMVs are pre-rendered videos used in place of real-time graphics. Using FMV was an attempt to make videogames look "more like movies", sometimes with CGI animation and others with live-action actors speaking directly to players. The downside is that FMV requires a lot of disk space, and live-action FMV in particular can look terrible by comparison.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
“Indie” or “independently developed” games are video games which are developed by a studio without the support of an external publisher.
Games that were funded through Kickstarter.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
The eighth annual PAX East took place March 10-12, 2017 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
The thirteenth PAX West (formerly known as PAX Prime) took place September 2-5, 2016 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
The fourteenth PAX West took place September 1-4, 2017 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
The third annual PlayStation Experience took place on December 3-4, 2016 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
Point and click is an interface featured in a specific kind of adventure game, where players click on objects and characters to interact with them.
Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
Puzzle games that also feature some kind of narrative.
Games where players are given material to read; this includes books, newspapers, and emails.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
SpeedTree is a software toolkit that generates realistic forests on the fly.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
The fourth major iteration of the Unreal Engine from Epic Games. This engine is said to only be suitable for the 8th generation of video game consoles and PC hardware, though it is scalable to a variety of older platforms and mobile.
An online storefront and subscription service from HTC serving up VR games.
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