Video Game Mana
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A Video Game Mana is an attribute that indicates the magical energy of the character.
- AKA: Magic.
- Example(s):
- The Mana series, a video game franchise created by Squaresoft, is most often associated with the concept of mana.
- See: Magic, Health (Gaming), Role-Playing Game, Video Game.
References
2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_(gaming) Retrieved:2017-5-27.
- Magic or mana is an attribute assigned to characters within a role-playing or video game that indicates their power to use special abilities or "spells". Magic is usually measured in magic points or mana points, shortened as MP. Different abilities will use up different amounts of MP.[1] When the MP of a character reaches zero, the character won't be able to use special abilities until some of their MP is recovered.
Much like health, magic might be displayed as a numeric value, such as "50/100". Here, the first number indicates the current amount of MP a character has whereas the second number indicates the character's maximum MP. In video games, magic can also be displayed visually, such as with a gauge that empties itself as a character uses their abilities.
- Magic or mana is an attribute assigned to characters within a role-playing or video game that indicates their power to use special abilities or "spells". Magic is usually measured in magic points or mana points, shortened as MP. Different abilities will use up different amounts of MP.[1] When the MP of a character reaches zero, the character won't be able to use special abilities until some of their MP is recovered.
- ↑ "The History of Mana: How an Austronesian Concept Became a Video Game Mechanic", June 17, 2014, Alex Golub, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.