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Wikipedia's definition: >An Easter egg is an intentional inside joke, hidden message, or feature in an interactive work such as a computer program, video game
by a_bonobo 11y ago
Wikipedia's definition:
>An Easter egg is an intentional inside joke, hidden message, or feature in an interactive work such as a computer program, video game or DVD menu screen.
The headbobbing, the camera flashing etc. are hidden hints/messages from the programmer to the player, so I'd say the term fits
- chrismcb 11y agoExcept it isn't hidden.
- duaneb 11y agoGames often provide cues. Subtle is different than hidden.
- stormbrew 11y agoEhhh.. What's meant by "message" in that quote is usually something more like an actual textual message from a developer, like "Stormbrew was here!", not a visual cue for the game itself. Easter eggs are meta, this is not. It's also something you have to seek out -- by going to a particular place and doing a particular thing. This is just something that happens in the game, and it happens without player triggering. The wikipedia page agrees with me on this, as far as I can tell, if you keep reading past the first sentence (which is a summary, and as with many wikipedia summaries, is incomplete and vague). This first paragraph from the software section seems rather more useful to quote: > In computer software, Easter eggs are secret responses that occur as a result of an undocumented set of commands. The results can vary from a simple printed message or image, to a page of programmer credits or a small videogame hidden inside an otherwise serious piece of software. Videogame cheat codes are a specific type of Easter egg, in which entering a secret command will unlock special powers or new levels for the player.