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Vocab

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coordination   how well your hands, feet, eyes, and so on work together to complete a task  
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muscle memory   how the muscles in the body remember how to react  
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brain-extremity pathways   connections from brain to movement points throughout your body  
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motor skills   most of other skills put together to make movement look smooth  
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physical dexterity   skill or ability at performing physical tasks  
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socializing   interacting in a group environment  
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play   participation in an entertaining activity  
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physical trials   long jumps, races, etc.  
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compete   see who is the best  
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game environment   setting altered or designed to play a specific activity  
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puzzles   require the player to mentally analyze and solve a problem  
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board games   require to or more players to engage in mental competiition  
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source code   a text listing of commands to be compiled or assembled into an executable computer program  
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licensing agreement   legal contract between two parties, usually to allow the licensee to produce and sell goods  
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proprietary   owner; ownership  
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online play   connects players on internet or computer network  
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LAN Party   gathering of people to play an online game through a local area network  
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Toy   an object for a child to play with, typically a model or miniature replica of something  
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reaction time   amount of time it takes to respond to a stimulus  
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reflexes   an action that is performed as a response to a stimulus and without conscious thought  
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game   a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck  
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mental acuity   sharpness of the mind  
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random number generator   function object used to generate a random sequence of integers; dice, spinner wheels  
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card game   game played with cards  
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themed board game   players are entertained in an elaborate pretending environment where they become the characters on the board  
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immersion   level of interest at which a player becomes absorbed in the game  
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role playing game (rpg)   allow for very deep immersion; players assume a character  
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desensitized   make someone less likely to feel shock or distress at scenes of cruelty, violence, or suffering by overexposure to such images  
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cocooning   retreat from the stressful conditions of public life into the cozy private world of the family  
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ROM   read-only-memory; retains its contents even when the computer is turned off  
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backward compatibility   hardware or software system that can successfully use interfaces and data from earlier versions of the system or with other systems  
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