Glossary

health

An attribute, such as a health bar, that shows how much damage a player character can sustain.

level editor

Allows players to place objects create new new levels for a video game.

pixel

platformer

A video game genre that involves heavy use of jumping and other maneuvers to guide the player between platforms and over obstacles in the game environment.

player-character

The character controlled and played by the human player in a video game.

saved game

A file that stores the state of the game, allowing the player to shut down the game and then later restart and load the saved game state.

WASD keys

spawn

The place where a character is placed in the game world.

sprite