======Fourth Wall====== Self-awareness during gameplay. The phrase "breaking the fourth wall" refers to the act of a character or other aspect of the game directly addressing the player, television or other non-diegetic element beyond the boundaries of the game itself. =====Internal Awareness===== Game Addresses... ====Itself==== *Fake glitches *"Fission Mailed" =====External Awareness===== Game Addresses... ====Credits/Tokens=== ====Developers==== *Easter eggs showing dev team ====Hardware==== *... *//Metal Gear Solid// *Reset button *Control tutorials ====Input Device===== *... *Guitar Hero series *//Typing of the Dead// ====Player/Audience=== *Idle animation ====Related Licenses==== ====Screen (Television/Arcade)==== *Idle animation *"Blip", Lens Flare (implies television, camera) *Avatar contact with "inside of screen" ===== See Also ===== *[[http://www.selectbutton.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10282|Self-awareness in games]]