Game desgin

Which of the following is a standard aspect ratio for HD content on computers and game consoles?

16:9

Jess likes to play Mario Bros on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). In what era were these gaming systems first released?

1980s

In which era were 3D video games introduced?

1990s

What was the largest processor used in the 1990s?

64-bit

Gerard has a newer console that can combine the CPU and the GPU. What type of processing unit allows the console to do this?

APU

Evan is a talented 2D vector artist. Which of the following programs might Evan use?

Adobe Illustrator

Deshawn is a project manager for a game design company and is in charge of setting timelines for his team. What type of deadlines should he assign if he is having his team use the iterative design method?

Deadlines should be based on smaller milestones within the project instead of the entire project.

Why is the beta testing stage so important?

Different types of hardware and playstyles can be tested with the game.

Amir is importing 3D assets to PlayCanvas. Which file format does Amir use?

FBX

Which of the following file formats supports animations?

GLB

Corby is playing a video game, but the screen keeps glitching and the graphics are not rendering correctly. Which part of the console chipset is most likely malfunctioning?

GPU

Which of the following is in the console chipset?

GPU

If Jakob is using modular scripting in his game, what is he doing?

He is creating a script and attaching it to two other characters.

Hannah is a scriptwriter for a game design company. How is her job different from a scriptwriter for a movie?

Her storyline might offer multiple pathways, contain multiple endings, and have multiple options of obstacles and struggles throughout.

Ahmad is using Audacity to create an original audio recording for a game. In what file format should Ahmad save this recording?

MP3

Carina has completed her new sprite using Pixilart and wants to import it into PlayCanvas. In what file format should Carina save her sprite?

PNG

Question When newer consoles are being released, companies make the consoles compatible. What does this mean?

The new consoles can play the games made for the older consoles as well as new games.

Cameron is a novice game designer. When downloading assets to use in his game, he opts for low-poly assets. For what reason does Cameron choose this style?

They are easy to edit and replicate.

3D art is created using the _______ axis in addition to the x - and y-axes.

Z

Kirra's team has given their game to internal testers to check for bugs. What stage of the production cycle is Kirra's team currently working in?

alpha

Deshawn is beginning the process of creating his own game. Which of the following should he create first that will give the player a goal?

an objective

Lila is creating a scene in PlayCanvas. She has added textures to her 3D characters and has finalized the details of each character. Which of the following should Lila do next?

apply animations to the characters

Jenifer is really good at bringing characters to life by using her skills in the Blender and Maya programs. Which of the following game design jobs would she MOST likely apply for?

artist/animator

Sophia's plays her favorite game on her phone, where the game uses the phone's camera to overlay images on real-world scenery. What type of game is Sophia playing?

augmented reality

Tanner's game is being tested by the general public for feedback on hardware. Which of the following stages of the production cycle is Tanner in?

beta

Which of the following stages is the last stage of testing before the product is released?

beta

Kadyn is a 2D artist who uses pixels to create images that can be integrated into a game. Which of the following does Kadyn create?

bitmap-based sprites

When opening a new scene in PlayCanvas, which of the following objects is automatically included?

box

Which of the following is a component of an object?

collision shape

Deshawn has imported a 3D model into his game that has been dynamically optimized using LODs. What exactly do LODs do to the model?

decrease the number of polygons in a model

Quinn is a 2D artist but is applying for a job on a 3D video game team. What type of work would Quinn MOST likely be doing?

designing the user interface

Jenifer is creating a game and wants the light in the current level she is creating to light the entire scene. What type of lighting should she use? Responses

directional lighting

Walter is editing the camera in his workspace. If he wants to adjust how much of the scene can be seen at once, what property can he edit?

field of view

Which of the following is a type of game controller?

gamepad

Sierra is adding characters to a game in PlayCanvas by importing the same character mesh multiple times. All of the characters look the same, so how can Sierra differentiate them?

importing and assigning different textures to the characters

Amaya used all open-sourced assets in a game but still wants to give credit to the creators of the assets. How should Amaya give attribution to the original asset creators?

include their names/websites in the game credits

Jackson's team is programming game levels. What stage of the production cycle is Jackson's team currently working in?

internal production

Which of the following development strategies is used for game design because it allows for real-time testing and constant improvements throughout the development of the game?

iterative design

Atari 2600 was one of the first game consoles to become widely used. What type of controller did it introduce to the gaming market?

joystick

Carlos is creating a game sprite using Pixilart. He needs to fill an open space with one color. Which of the following drawing tools should Carlos use?

paint bucket tool

Which of the following represents a picture element, or the smallest unit of information, that composes a digital image?

pixel

Quinton is creating a game and is working on lighting. If he wants the lighting in his scene to come from office light bulbs he has placed, which type of lighting should he use?

point lighting

Games of all types (electronic, board games, outdoor games) make use of which of the following components?

positive competition

Carmen is releasing new content for one of her already published games. Which of the following stages of the production cycle is she working in?

post-production

Samar's team has just started to go through their checklist of game items to see if it is ready to proceed. What stage of the production cycle is Samar's team currently in?

pre-alpha

Which of the following is the outline of all the stages games go through when being developed?

production cycle

Olivia's team's game is going gold. What is another way to describe their game at this stage?

release candidate

Kai wants the main character to move based on the arrow keys on a keyboard. What does Kai need to edit to make this movement connection?

script

Which of the following is the LEAST modern 3D modeling technique?

sculpting complex objects from basic shapes

Which of the following is considered a variable?

size

Which component handles spatial audio?

sound

Jackie is creating a game where the main character must avoid enemies. If Jackie wants to make the footsteps of the enemies louder the closer they are to the main character what will need to be adjusted?

spatial audio

Natasha is creating a game and is working on the lighting. She wants a light that shines on the main character like a flashlight and follows her through the level. What type of lighting should she use?

spot lighting

Which of the following controllers is the MOST ergonomic controller for a racing game?

steering wheel

Which of the following describes a game console?

the hardware that runs video games

Calvin is a 2D animator who works on a 3D game design team. If his job is to create textures for the game, what specifically is he creating?

the visual skin wrapped around 3D models

The gaming philosopher Bernard Suits came up with the term "lusory attitude," which means:

the way the player accepts the rules of the game .

Evelyn is using the Pixilart drawing application to create an original game sprite. She has opened a new file and has set the height and width of the new drawing and now has a new canvas ready for her image. What is Evelyn's next step?

to draw the basic shape of her sprite with a single color

Candice is creating a 2D inventory section in the bottom right corner of her screen. Any of the five jewels her character is supposed to collect will appear here. What type of element is she editing?

user interface

Daniella is editing the camera in her workspace. If she wants to define the aspect ratio of her product, what should she use?

viewport