Glossary
This page includes common terms used in the Beamable documentation and product.
| Name | Detail |
|---|---|
| Admin Account (For Game Maker) | This establishes the connection between the Game Maker and the Beamable SDK. This has full admin privileges |
| Account (For Player) | This establishes the connection between the Player and the Beamable SDK. This has no admin privileges |
| Announcement | A message sent by the game maker to all game players. See Announcements for more info |
| CID | The customer identification. Beamable generates this for each customer |
| Content | The primary data concept within the Beamable Content Manager |
| Dbid | A number generated by the Beamable backend number system. Can be used to represent a PlayerId, AccountId, Pid, Cid, etc. |
| Endpoint | A distinct HTTP path within the Beamable Server REST API |
| Environment | A separate set of content, configuration, and data; useful for distinguishing Dev from Prod or allowing different developers to work on different data. Used interchangeably with a "Realm." |
| Events | A one-time competition between all players within a game's community, rewarding based on score and score ranking |
| Feature | An individual aspect of the Beamable product used to create a great user experience |
| Feature Prefab | The drag-and-drop template for a specific Beamable product feature. See Unity Toolbox for more info |
| First Frame | A first frame operation occurs very early in the game project's runtime -- possibly in the very first frame |
| Game | Each Game maker account has one more games. Each game contains several Realms |
| Guide | A how-to guide to create a great user experience |
| Hard Currency | A currency type rewarded to the player through IAP transactions of real-world money. (Ex. Gems). See Virtual Currency for more info |
| Item | An archetype of a Beamable store object. There may be a single instance or multiple instances of each. See Content Manager for more info |
| Inventory | A collection of Beamable items owned by the active player. See Inventory for more info |
| KPI | A Key Performance Indicator is a metric that helps determine a game's success |
| Lazy | A lazy operation occurs on-demand at the last moment possible to satisfy the use case |
| Listing | The building block of Beamable stores. A listing may correspond to a platform App Store SKU. Each listing is a collection of Beamable store items. See Store for more info |
| Lookup Table | A data structure which represents a collection of keys - each mapped to one or more values |
| Leaderboard | A list of high scores by all players of a game. See Leaderboard for more info |
| Lobby | A lobby is a waiting area or virtual space where players can gather while waiting for all participants to join before starting a multiplayer game session. See Lobbies for more info |
| A message sent from a player to a player | |
| Observable | Within the Beamable player-centric SDK (PSDK), data sets are often represented as observable objects with events such as OnDataUpdated |
| PID | The project identification. Beamable generates this for each project |
| PlayerId | The player identification. A single user will have a PlayerId per realm they have logged into. The PlayerID is in DBID format. |
| Portal | The web-based project administration of player content for game makers. See Portal for more info |
| Realm | Unique body of data in the Beamable back-end. Each realm represents a game environment. Used interchangeably with an "environment." |
| Reference - C# API | The client-side programming resources. See Reference - C# API for more info |
| Reference - REST API | The server-side programming resources. See Reference - REST API for more info |
| Serialization | The automatic process of transforming data structures for read/write storage |
| Service | An individual aspect of the Beamable back-end used to power a feature |
| Service Plan (Game Maker) | The Game Maker Account's licensing information and plan |
| Soft Currency | A currency type rewarded to the player through gameplay progression. (Ex. Experience Points or XP). See Currency for more info |
| SKU | A Stock Keeping Unit is a unique indicator of a Beamable store listing in a platform App Store |
| Stat | Active data entity used for read/write of player state. See Stats for more info |
| Store | A collection of Beamable store listings. See Store for more info |
| Toolbox | The Beamable Unity Toolbox Window which serves as the main entry point for using Beamable |
| Tool Window | A group of related Beamable editing functionality for game makers |
| Tournament | A recurring competition between all players within a game's community, based on score ranking, stage, and tier. See Tournaments for more info |
| WIP | A "Work In Progress" feature or workflow which is in active development, but not fully released |
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