Vocabulary

• screen in: To enclose a space with a screen or mesh.
• play games: To participate in activities for enjoyment or recreation, often involving rules and competition.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• mass appeal: The quality of being attractive or interesting to a large number of people.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• intellectual property: Creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• at least: As a minimum
• on the market: Available for sale.
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• in full swing: At its peak of activity; fully active or operational.
• deal with
• move beyond: To go past or exceed a limit, boundary, or set of expectations.
• step into: To enter a place or situation.
• interact with
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• nostalgia: Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• consecutive: Following one after the other in order
• foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• century: Period of 100 years
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• license: To give official permission to do something
• recognizable: Being easily identified because of some quality
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• fidelity: Loyalty
• backfire: (Vehicle) to explode fuel in the muffler
• subsidiary: Less important or supporting organization/company
• ethos: Guiding principles of a group
• gritty: Showing strong determination
• landmark: Event that marks a change or turning point
• alienate: To make someone feel they are not part of a group
• monetization: Act of making money from your invention or ideas
• dystopian: As bad as can be; characterized by human misery
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• innovate: To introduce or create new things or make changes
• bulky: Large and awkward to carry or put somewhere
• bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
• accessibility: Quality of being able to be entered or used
• finalize: To make preparations to bring a thing to a finish
• lego: Child's plastic construction set
• gameplay: The plot of a computer or video game
• gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules