Games terminology

• turnover


  a business term for the amount of money a company takes from sales of a product.
• in-game purchases


  where players buy extra content or features from within a game; these may enhance the gaming experience or allow gamers to access extra features.
• augmented reality


  Technology that allows pictures of virtual object to overlaid onto images of the real world, for example on a mobile phone screen.
• Horizontal Integration


  system of buying out many companies in the same business.
• Metaverse


  a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users.
• e-sports


  a growing activity that involves spectators who watch videogamers compete with one another.
• watercooler topic


  An event or topic that most people have heard about and can discuss with others, for example, with their work colleagues around the watercooler!
• Epic Games


  Creator Of Fortnite
• COVID-19


  A contagious viral respiratory disease that may cause serious complications, especially in people who are more than 60 years old and/or who already have serious health concerns.
• Battle Royale


  Mode of Fortnite that can be played across different games consoles and mobile devices.
• V-Bucks


  Fortnite Currency
• PEGI


  Pan European Game Information - the organisation that judges what the age ratings should be for games. Produces guidance for consumers (mainly aimed at parents) so that they can decide if a game is suitable.
• VSC


  Video Standards Council (Games rating in the UK / regulation using the PEGI system)
• effects theory


  Term used in media studies which examines the ways in which mass media affects the way people think and behave.