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Invisible wall

Boundary feature in some video games

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Line of sight (video games)

What can be seen by a game participant

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Warp (video games)

Video game functionality

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Hate (video games)

Mechanism used in MMORPGs and RPGs

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Open world

Type of video game design

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Virtual world

Large-scale, interactive computer-simulated environment

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Achievement (video games)

Meta-goal in a video game

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Bonus stage

Video game concept

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Destructible environment

Feature of video games

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Handheld game console

Portable self-contained video game console

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First-party
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Free look

Control option in video games

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Minigame

Game often contained within a video game

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Longplay (video games)

Play-through of a video game, with the intent of completing it as fully as possible

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Matchmaking (video games)

Process of connecting players together for online play sessions

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Mini-map

Miniature version of a map

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Let's Play

Playthrough of a video game with commentary

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New Game Plus

Unlockable video game mode in some games

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Nonlinear gameplay

Gameplay involving unordered sequences

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Overworld

Multilevel area in video game design

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Permadeath

Video game mechanic

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Silent protagonist

Player character without dialogue

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Survival mode

Game mode

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Twitch gameplay

Type of video gameplay scenario that tests a player's response time

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Wraparound (video games)

Video game mechanic where opposite screen edges are connected

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Emergent gameplay

Aspect of gameplay

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Quick time event

Gameplay element

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Saved game

Digital information about player progress

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Dynamic game difficulty balancing

Automatically changing parameters, scenarios, and behaviors in video games in real-time

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Score (video games)

Abstract quantity associated with a player or team in a game

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Scripted sequence

Series of events rendered in real time in a video game's engine

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Micromanagement (gameplay)

Video game term

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