Key Terms — Translating Paper Rules into Digital Game Structures

Course 2: Game Design & Development Principles / Unit 7: Transferring a Paper Prototype into A Digital Game / Lesson 3: Translating Paper Rules into Digital Game Structures

Vocabulary focus

Digital Translation, Pseudocode Logic, State Machine, Randomization, Game Engine Setup, Rule Encoding, Digital Prototype, Variable State, Logic Conversion, Event Trigger

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Lesson-specific planned alignment · Course 113605

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#14 Identify the tools to develop a game (engine, application program interface [API], digital content creation tools, editors).
#20 Explore the components of game structure.
#37 Incorporate game mechanics into a game.
#45 Use logical thinking to create a diagram of code execution.

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