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Editor of Gamenator.

lordtime edits Gamenator and writes its engine histories, genre pages and stories. Each page lists the sources its facts were checked against: the engine makers’ own documentation, studio talks and credits, and the trade press.

Articles

  • Glossary

    Grinding

    What is grinding in games? Repeating the same task for experience, currency or loot before you can move on, and why games are built around it.

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  • Glossary

    Hitbox and hurtbox

    What are hitboxes and hurtboxes? The invisible shapes that decide whether an attack lands, in fighting games, shooters and action games.

    1 min read

  • Glossary

    Hitscan

    What is hitscan? Weapons that hit instantly along a line with no bullet travel, how they differ from projectiles, and where the term comes from.

    1 min read

  • Glossary

    Hitstop

    What is hitstop? The brief freeze when an attack connects, why it makes hits feel heavy, and how fighting games and Monster Hunter use it.

    1 min read

  • Glossary

    I-frames (invincibility frames)

    What are i-frames? Invincibility frames that make a dodge or a recent hit safe, how they work in Dark Souls and Bayonetta, and the two kinds.

    1 min read

  • Glossary

    Input buffering

    What is input buffering? How games store a button press made too early and act on it at the first possible frame, in fighting games and platformers.

    1 min read

  • Glossary

    Kiting

    What is kiting in games? Leading an enemy on a chase while attacking it from range, a tactic named and spread by EverQuest players.

    1 min read

  • Glossary

    Lag compensation

    What is lag compensation? How servers rewind time to judge a shot by what the shooter saw, from Valve's 2001 paper to Counter-Strike and Overwatch.

    1 min read

  • Glossary

    Level scaling

    What is level scaling? When enemies level up with you to keep fights challenging, as in Oblivion, Skyrim and Borderlands 2, and why players argue about it.

    1 min read

  • Glossary

    Live service game

    What is a live service game? Games run as ongoing services with seasons and updates, from World of Warcraft to Destiny 2 and Warframe.

    1 min read

  • Glossary

    Level of detail (LOD)

    What is LOD (level of detail)? How games swap in simpler models for distant objects to save performance, and where the technique comes from.

    1 min read

  • Glossary

    Loot box

    What is a loot box? Virtual containers with random items, how they work in Overwatch and Counter-Strike, and their roots in MMOs and FIFA.

    1 min read