My name is Christopher William Chittleborough, AKA “c12h” and “CWC”. I'm a retired computer programmer with multiple geeky interests: books (mostly SF and fantasy), tabletop games, computer games, anime, etc. “C12H” is an abbreviation for my surname, inspired by “I18N” for “Internationalization”. I often make lists of things which interest me. Here are some of those lists; I hope other people will find them useful.
| General | ||
|---|---|---|
| Adv | Adventure | meaning the genre of fiction, including anime |
| Anthro | Anthropomorphs | humans with animal features |
| C19th | 19th Century | also C18th, C20th etc |
| CGDCT | Cute Girls Doing Cute Things a subgenre in Anime and Manga | |
| JRPG | Japanese RPG | Japanese CRPGs generally feature turn-based combat |
| OP | Over-Powered | a common trope; often a sign of poor quality |
| Org | Organization | eg., company, government agency, conspiracy |
| Pro | Professional | (usually) |
| Protag | Protagonist | main character (fiction) or player character |
| SF | Science Fiction | as opposed to fantasy, mythology, etc |
| SOL | Slice of Life | a genre in Anime and Manga |
| YO, yo | Years Old | age of person, game, book, etc |
| Gaming-specific | ||
| 1P | Single-player | player vs the computer; c/f 2P, 3-6P etc |
| 3PP | Third Person Perspective Players see their character and surrounds | |
| 4X | Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate (subgenre of video/board strategy games) | |
| Co-op | Co-operative | multiple players vs the computer |
| Crawler | Dungeon Crawler | game genre: explore underground places and kill inhabitants |
| EA | Early Access | buyable but unfinished video game |
| FPP | First-Person Perspective Players see from their character’s viewpoint | |
| MP | Multi-player | Player vs Player, often via internet |
| RTS | Real-Time Strategy | things don't stop happening (but you can pause some games) |
| RTT | Real-Time Tactics | player cannot pause to think because enemies keep coming |
| Sim | Simulation | eg., City-builder, Space-flight simulation |
| TB | Turn-based | eg., Turn-based strategy (TBS), Turn-based tactics (TBT) |
| TD | Tower Defense | subgenre of RTS, sometimes with TB aspects |