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00:55 Jul 23, 2021
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Tech/Engineering - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
Additional field(s): Computers: Software, Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
English term or phrase: easter egg
Definition from Cybersmile:
Undocumented objects or features within a game i.e. secret rooms or objects.

Example sentence(s):
  • As I walked through the room where “the cake is a lie” is plastered on the walls I felt that my status in the video game internet community was elevated. Not only did the Easter egg add some fun narrative to the game, it also made me feel like I belonged even more in the video game internet community. Games And Impact
  • For six months after Arkham Asylum was released, nobody knew about its big Easter egg, so the developers had to show it themselves. Go into the warden’s office inside Arkham Mansion and blow up the left wall by the fireplace. A secret room! And inside the secret room? Blueprints for a city-sized expansion of Arkham Asylum, a teaser for the game’s sequel, Arkham City. digitaltrends
  • Ridiculous animal cameos are a regular Easter egg treat in games. Gears of War had its golden chicken, Diablo 2 had its secret cow level, and gangster epic Saints Row 2 has ...a giant purple bunny that emerges from the ocean. The Guardian
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5イースター・エッグ
Casey Keller


  

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イースター・エッグ


Definition from デジタル大辞泉（小学館）:
ソフトウエアの開発技術者が密かに隠したメッセージや悪意の無い「いたずら」のこと。特殊な操作により、ユーモラスな画像や開発者の顔写真が表示されたりする。キリスト教で、復活祭の際、1の卵を隠して子供たちに探させる遊びにちなむ。

Example sentence(s):
  • 昔はいろいろなソフトでこのようなイースターエッグが仕込まれていたりしたのだが、近年ではセキュリティ対策や品質向上のため、こういったお遊びを仕込む余地が少なくなっている。 - Niconicopedia  
  • 近年ではあまりみかけませんが、昔はExcelやInternet Explorerといったソフトにもイースター・エッグが隠されていました。 - Game Junky  
  • 上記の復活祭の卵を子どもたちが隠して回ることから、イースターエッグと呼ばれるようになりました。 - Wow Game  
Casey Keller
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