I am trying to develop a Tetris clone. However, I am unsure what to name the panel where the user places the pieces.
Game panel seems too generic since the entire frame is in fact the panel of the game. Are there any other options?
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Edit: Wikipedia suggests the well or the matrix, but also mentions shaft:
A random sequence of tetrominoes (sometimes called "tetrads" in older versions) [...] fall down the playing field (a rectangular vertical shaft, called the "well" or "matrix").
The Tetris Wiki has this:
The playfield is the grid into which tetrominoes fall, also called the "well" (common in older games) or the "matrix" (especially in more recent Tetris brand games). The playfield is surrounded by a frame called the tetrion, which controls the overall behavior of tetrominoes.
answered Apr 22, 2011 at 21:22
Pretty much anything will work as long as you are consistent:
- board
- window
- screen
- play area
- area
- rectangle
- box
- home
- foundation
- zone
- world
- grid
Other than that, just copy the name from someone else:
I always called it "the bucket".
answered Apr 22, 2011 at 22:07
Instead of 'game panel' I would call it the 'arena'.
What about simply 'game area'?
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Again, this is a bit too generic since every area belongs to the game, and hence is a 'game area'.– whirlwinApr 22, 2011 at 21:46