Notes by Lex Toumbourou

In Lua, object-oriented programming is achieved using prototypal inheritance, since Lua does not have the concept of a class. Prototypal inheritance simply means that objects …

Table access metamethods (Lua) provide a mechanism for handling table lookup using the __index metamethod and writes to missing keys, using the __newindex metamethod. They …

In Lua, since everything is a tables, metatables are a paradigm that lets you change the behaviour of a table, using another table. For example …

Schell says to create an effective online game community create situations in which players depend on each other: they require each others assistance to complete …

A Character Web Schell (2015) (pg. 356-357) is a story writing tool for creating strong character relationships. You simply write down what each character thinks …

A tool brought from the world of social psychology by Katherine Isbister, in which you draw a diagram with 2 axes: friendliness and dominance and …

Discussed by Schell and coined by Henry Jenkins, refers to a world that can be "entered" through many different types of media Schell (2015) (pg …

A game designer can exert indirect control of the player through constraints, goals, visual interfaces, game characters; and sound and music. An important part of …

An integer is a 32-bit (4-byte) encoding of a number.

It can be signed - which means one bit keeps track of whether it's negative or …

One of the two methods of story telling in games. The game isn't designed with a specific story, but a unique one is generated each …