Gaming & Animation Vocabulary

Part of a program that does not work correctly.

• Bug

• Debugging

• Program

• Parameter

An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.

• Bug

• Debugging

• Program

• Parameter

Additional information provided as input to a block to customize it's functionality

• Bug

• Debugging

• Program

• Parameter

Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program.

• Bug

• Debugging

• Program

• Parameter

A label for a piece of information used in a program.

• Bug

• Variable

• Program

• Parameter

the way that sprites' properties are used in Game Lab, by connecting the sprite and property with a dot.

• Dot Notation

• Debugging

• Program

• Parameter

A label for a characteristic of a sprite, such as its location and appearance

• Bug

• Debugging

• Property

• Parameter

A character on the screen with properties that describe its location, movement, and look.

• Sprite

• Debugging

• Property

• Parameter

in programming, an expression that evaluates to True or False.

• Dot Notation

• Debugging

• Boolean Expression

• Parameter

Something a program checks to see whether it is true before deciding to take an action.

• Dot Notation

• Conditionals

• Boolean Expression

• Condition