Chapter 1 Exam

When you build a game with the Unity Personal Edition, what will appear when you launch the game?

A brief Unity Splash screen

What is a game engine?

A collection of pre-written code, programs and other resources that can be used as a starting point to write video games

What is the Unity Asset Store?

A convenient place to browse available images, sounds, videos and more that you can purchase to use in your games.

Which of the following features can be supported by a game library or API?

All of these, and more!

What tool will allow you to write code more easily and quickly?

An Integrated Development Environment

Which of the following is NOT an example of an "asset" in a game program?

An input device

Why would you want to use a game engine to create game programs?

Because your game development experience will be quicker and easier

What programming language will we be using to create Unity games?

C#

Which image editing program is free and will work on many different platforms, including Mac OS X and Windows?

GIMP

What type of game engine is free for anyone to download and use?

Open-source engines

Which version of Unity is free to use if you are an individual?

Personal Edition

Which type of game engine doesn't usually give access to the original source code?

Proprietary engines

Which of the following is NOT a common feature of game engines?

Providing pre-written games that you can just sell

Which game engine will we be using in this course?

Unity

How can you test your game program on many different target devices, like smartphones, game consoles and PCs?

You can use an emulator to simulate these environments on your computer.

Which of the following should you consider when choosing a game engine?

You should ask all of these questions

Unity can create games for ___________.

all kinds of devices and computers, including Android, iOS, Mac and Windows.

When you install the free version of Unity, you have to __________________.

create and register a Unity account.

Games that want to support public _____ can include an IDE or level designer just for that game.

mods

In most cases, you are not going to be able to create a complex video game without ________________.

writing code.