| advergames | video games produced expressly to serve as a brand commercial
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| advocacy games | Primarily online games supporting an idea rather than a product
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| first-person perspective game | videogame in which all action is through the eyes of the player
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| LAN (local area network) | network connecting two or more computers, usually within the same building
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| LCD (liquid crystal display) | display surface in which electric currents of varying voltage are passed through liquid crystal, altering the passage of light through that crystal
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| LED (light-emitting diode) | light-emitting semiconductor manipulated under a display screen
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| massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) | interactive online game where characters and actions are controlled by other players, not the computer
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| MUD (multi-user dimension) | online text-based interactive game
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| sticky | an attribute of a Web site; indicates its ability to hold the attention of a user
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| third-party publishers | companies that create video games for existing systems
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| videogame | a game involving action taking place interactively on screen
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