Game Design Acronyms

IDE

• Integrated Design Engineer

• Interrupted Developer Environment

• Invented Developer Engineer

• Integrated Design Environment

API

• Apple Paid Individual

• Application Programming Interface

• Application Planned Interface

• Applications Programmed Imaginary

SDK

• Software Development Kit

• Source Design Kit

• Source Development Kit

• Software Designed Kitten

SCM

• Software Counts Math

• Software Counts Many

• Source Code Mathematics

• Source Control Management

GDD

• Gaming Done Doc

• Good Document Design

• Game Design Document

• Game Design Deadline

TDD

• Totally Done Design

• Technically Done Design

• Tools Designed Document

• Technical Design Document

NPC

• Non- Playing Champion

• Non-Player Character

• No Personal Computer

• Non-Player Computer

ESRB

• Entertainment Software Rating Board

• Example Server Router Base

• Entertaining Someone Rudely Behaving

• Educational School Ranking Board

GUI

• Graphical Unit Industry

• Graphical User Interface

• Get Users Integrated

• Gaming Union Influencers

A(n) ________ allows programmers and Web developers to access tools to interact and design products or services connected to or powered by a particular piece of software.

• Application Programming Interface

• Integrated Development Environment

• Dev-Kit

• Technical Design Document