A gaming company has been testing a new slot machine game. Feedback suggested that programmers reduce the likelihood of turning a result with a large payout. What type of game are the game designers and development team testing?

The actions that you want your game to perform and the goals that you want players to be able to achieve in your game are called the:

Omari has brainstormed several ideas for his game. He is now trying to plan scenes, animations and character interactions. Which step in the game design should Jackson complete to help him develop his ideas?

Brianna learned how to design and build computer games from her programming foundations class in college and wants to tackle creating her first computer game. She is comparing capabilities of Pixlr, Pixelmator and Gimp. What types of applications is Brianna trying to choose from?

Sarah would like to learn more about game design. Ms. Holland explains that the first step is to learn how the audience, elements and characters in a game work together. What is the best method for completing this first step?

Saul wants to show Kevin a new game where they can challenge each other's skills and play with other friends. The game, called "Words with Friends", can also be played via social media and its objective is to see who is the smartest and fastest at creating words out of random letters. What is the role of this game in today's society?

An attribute of the gaming industry is that you can create a game in several different programming languages to make it more appealing to novice and advanced-level coders. Yet, the unique distinction is that every single programming language has its own _________?