Achievement (video games)

An example of a notification that a player might receive for completing an achievement

In video gaming, an achievement (or a trophy) is a meta-goal defined outside a game's parameters, a digital reward that signifies a player's mastery of a specific task or challenge within a video game. Unlike the in-game systems of quests, tasks, and/or levels that usually define the goals of a video game and have a direct effect on further gameplay, the management of achievements usually takes place outside the confines of the game environment and architecture.^[1] Meeting the fulfillment conditions, and receiving recognition of fulfillment by the game, is referred to as unlocking the achievement.

^ Hamari, Juho; Eranti, Veikko (January 2011). "Framework for Designing and Evaluating Game Achievements" (PDF). DiGRA '11 – Proceedings of the 2011 DiGRA International Conference: Think Design Play. 6. DiGRA/Utrecht School of the Arts. ISSN 2342-9666. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2020.

[1] Hamari, Juho; Eranti, Veikko (January 2011). "Framework for Designing and Evaluating Game Achievements" (PDF). DiGRA '11 – Proceedings of the 2011 DiGRA International Conference: Think Design Play. 6. DiGRA/Utrecht School of the Arts. ISSN 2342-9666. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2020.

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