Games for Music

Open work. A work of art which is not fully determined by its author.
Parameter. A basic quality of the musical material that might be changed without modifying the value of other parameters of the same material.
Pervasive Game. A game where the gaming experience blends with the real world.
Player (role). Participant that takes full part in the game. One of the Roles.
Playtesting. Part of game development process where you check what the actual game experience is. Key phase of iterative design approach.
Preparation. See: instrument preparation.
Prompter (role). Participant that gives signals to change music without deciding about the direction of that change.
Psychographics. Three player types, Timmy, Johnny, and Spike, by main internal motivation to play.
Quarterbacking. Game design issue that occurs in cooperative board games when all decisions are taken by one player that is more skilled in the game than others.
Rhythm cards. Cards that show rhythmic cues.
Rhythm game. A game where actions must be performed to the rhythm.
Roles. A way of participating in a music game (like playing, conducting, accompanying or judging).
RPG. Role-Playing Game, a game where the main focus is assuming the role of a fictional character.
Rule Cards. Cards that provide instruction to players (usually in text).
Segue. smooth transition
Skill ceiling. see: Learning curve
Skill floor. Minimum skill required to play the game. See: Learning curve
Speedrun. Playing the game as fast as possible.
Spike. a category of a player in psychographics, plays for the challenge
Stacking. An arrangement or a mechanic of there being more and more of something.