Gaming Ess Part 3

Ella learned how to design and build computer games from her programming foundations class in college and wants to tackle creating her first computer game.

She is comparing the capabilities of Pixlr, Pixelmator, and Gimp.

What type of application is Ella trying to choose to help create her game?

• An audio file creation application

• A programming application

• A graphical art design application

• A game design engine

While testing your game, you discover that the game is not keeping score correctly.

What is the first step necessary to correct the score-keeping problem?

• Test and refine the solution.

• Execute the solution.

• Brainstorm a plan to solve the problem.

• Identify and understand the problem.

The game developer and the game designer are meeting to discuss the addition of new characters to the "Animal Hunt" game that has been created.

But, both individuals are unsure of where to include the addition of the Rhino, T-Rex, and Fox characters.

The team decides to look back at the storyline and the different scenes created to see where these new characters best fit in the game.

What storyline document is the developer and game designer referring to?

• Prototype

• Feedback

• Wireframe

• Storyboard

Your development team has just completed testing the first phase of an action-based game prototype, and has received some feedback on the level of difficulty.

Testers stated that the game contained too many enemies and that their character was quickly overwhelmed and defeated.

They suggest that the number of enemies be reduced.

What is the next step that your development team should take?

• Your development team needs to create and execute revisions to the game that address the suggestions and issues identified by the testing team.

• Review the game's storyboard to see if the sequence of events matches the prototype and how each character or element interact with each other.

• Schedule a brainstorming session to identify alternate ways to battle the enemy characters.

• Meet with your development team to schedule testing of the game prototype in order to assess the problem.

In order to write a successful algorithm, you must first be able to:

• solve the problem manually.

• code a sequential structure.

• create a plan to execute a solution.

• use logic to plan a solution.

Which statement correctly defines "iteration"?

• A decision about how to proceed

• A named unit of code

• A group of commands that perform an action

• A repetition of a process

Consider the following example:

Set student to 0

For each student in class, add one to student

Continue until all students in class are counted

Display student

Consider the following example:

• A flow chart

• A class

• An object

• An algorithm

You are designing a game to be played on iPods, iPads and iPhones.

Which computer platform is the best to use when creating this game?

• Windows

• Any smartphone

• Apple

• Linux

Which programming element is used by a game program to track and display score information?

• Prototypes

• Variables

• Events

• Algorithms

Which of the following is used to store data in the computer's memory that can be used by a program later when executing instructions?

• Variable

• Object

• Event

• Syntax