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The Online Gaming Glossary for Educators

 

Online gaming, especially Massively-Mulitplayer Online Roleplay Gaming, can be rather confusing for people just getting started.  In fact, there's almost a subculture with its own unique language that has evolved around the online gaming community and particularly World of Warcraft.  Acronymns and "hacker-speak" abound!  Throughout this site, the lessons, and the comments, you are likely to see some unfamiliar terms.  Let's take a moment to define some of them.  If you have some you would like to contribute simply add it to the list, alphabetically, please! :)

 

-Lucas

 

DPS - Damage Per Second - a measurement of the amount of damage a player character, non-player character, or an environmental source deals per second.

 

Instance - a virtual area that is limited to only the players in your group. No other players may enter the instance. These can also be referred to as dungeons.

 

Integrated Lesson - a lesson plan or activity that addresses competencies from another subject area; for example a math lesson on multiplying fractions could be used for teaching recipe conversions (increasing ingredients) in Foods and Nutrition.

 

MMORPG - Massively-Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game

 

Mob - a group of NPCs that can be attacked or controlled.

 

NPC - Non-player Character - A character controlled by the game (or program).

 

PC - Player Character - A character controlled by a player.

 

PvP - Player vs. Player - Gameplay that involves combat against other player characters.  In World of Warcraft, there are servers designated as PvP servers for individuals who prefer this play style.  These servers function in such a way to allow and encourage this sort of interaction. All World of Warcraft servers allow PvP interaction at some level.

 

Quest - a task or set of steps that must be completed in order to gain a reward from the quest giver. Common types of quests include hunting certain mobs, gathering items, or traveling to new areas.

 

Quest Chain - a series of quests that are connected together; where the completion of one stage opens another quest.

 

Raid - a type of instance that involves 10 to 40 people and content that is significantly more difficult for the group.

 

RP - Roleplay - A style of play that involves the player acting and speaking as his or her character (avatar) would in the game world.  In World of Warcraft, there are servers designated as RP servers for individuals who prefer this play style. 

 

 

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