Video game clone

High school (ages 12+)
Making & Design

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/video-game-clone

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is a video game clone?A video game clone is a new game that looks and plays a lot like an earlier popular game. It copies the idea and style so people can play something similar.
2. Why do people make video game clones?People make clones to make money by selling a game that people already love. They also sometimes copy games so it can be played on a different computer or console that the original game didn't work on.

Video game clone: A derivative work that closely imitates a successful predecessor, often for commercial advantage or platform expansion.
Intellectual Property (IP): Creations of the mind, such as inventions and artistic works, protected by law (e.g., patents, copyrights).
Copyrightable Expression: The specific, tangible way an idea is presented, which is legally protected, as opposed to the abstract idea itself.