Scene

How it is used

Unity and Godot use the word scene; Unreal calls the same thing a level or map. You open, save, load, unload and switch scenes. Two people editing the same scene file at once often causes merge conflicts.

Example sentences

1. Please don't touch the main scene today; I'm reorganizing the lighting.

2. Loading the next scene in the background lets us remove the loading screen.

Common collocations

• load a scene
• main scene
• test scene
• scene hierarchy
• switch scenes

Related terms

• game engineA software framework that gives developers ready-made systems for graphics, physics, sound, input and scripting, so they can build a game without writing everything from scratch.
• prefabA saved, reusable game object with all its parts and settings, such as an enemy or a door, that you can place many times; editing the prefab updates every copy.
• level designThe work of creating the spaces a game takes place in, such as maps, missions and stages, and deciding where players go, what they meet and how hard it is.
• componentA piece of functionality attached to a game object, such as a collider, a light, an audio source or a script; an object's behavior comes from the components it has.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• scene · Software Engineering
• scene · Film & Television

More terms: Game Engines & Tools

• asset
• script
• game loop
• profiler