Abstracting
Abstracting : Arbitrarily simplifying a virtual element that represents anything concrete from real life. Anything short of a 100% functional recreation of a real-life element means there is some part of the representation that is missing or simplified. Instead of judging whether this difference in representation is significant, we simply categorize it as abstract. A game designer must abstract nearly everything within a video game. See "digital truth" for the exception. He/she may choose to do so for stylistic effects, to work better with the other game elements, or for ease of understanding and use
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