Theorycraft
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Theorycraft is a verb meaning (video games) Theorycrafting.
Meaning
(video games) Theorycrafting.
More Meanings
- (video games) To analyze (especially mathematically) the underlying mechanics of a video game in order to optimize or minimax one's gameplay.
Example Sentences
Sometimes, the person asking only has a vague understanding of what it means to “theorycraft.” Most players already know that theorycrafting produces numbers that can be used to evaluate performance and ask questions, of course. But what most players don’t know is how those numbers are produced from beginning to end.
Word Forms
- theorycrafts
- theorycrafting
- theorycrafted
Related Words
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