Paladins skeuomorphism, and how story informs gameplay
Skeuomorphism: A nonfunctional ornamental design cue in a design that comes from structure that was inherent to the original. (definition courtesy of Wikipedia)
For example, the “floppy” save icon. When I was in grade school, I saved my work on a floppy disk. I don’t do that anymore, I don’t even own a floppy drive, yet the floppy disk is fairly universally used as the “save” symbol. This is skeuomorphism.
