Gaming Essentials 1

A team of game developers gathered to discuss and plan out how each new character will interact with the game's current environment when they release a new edition. They sketch out the characters and various interactions, and organize the sketches on the wall. This scenario is an example of:

• Revising

• Programming

• Storyboarding

• Brainstorming

Your co-worker has just completed developing the first phase of an action-based game prototype, but needs some feedback on the level of difficulty. You test the product, yet encounter many bugs (inconsistencies) in the game's storyline. What is the best way to help your co-worker solve the problem?

• Meet with your co-worker to find out more information about the game prototype in order to assess the problem.

• 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.

• Retest the game once your co-worker has revised it and fixed the bugs.

• Provide a list of errors in the game.

Jacob wants to introduce a new game to Andres where they can challenge each other's skills and add other players to compete. This game, called "Words with Friends", can also be played via social media and its objective is to see who is the smartest and fastest at creating words out of random letters. What role does this game have in today's society?

• Recreation

• Social networking

• Therapy

• Education

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?

• Execute the solution.

• Test and refine the solution.

• Identify and understand the problem.

• Brainstorm a plan to solve the problem.

A team of game developers gathered to discuss and plan out how each new character will interact with the game's current environment when they release a new edition. They sketch out the characters and various interactions, and organize the sketches on the wall. This scenario is an example of:

• Programming

• Storyboarding

• Brainstorming

• Revising

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?

• A game design engine

• A graphical art design application

• A programming application

• An audio file creation application

Which term describes the process used to plan every step of a game's animation?

• Project

• Brainstorm

• Storyboard

• Prototype

A gaming company has been testing its new slot machine game and analyzing the feedback. One comment states that it is too easy to hit the jackpot. The tester suggests that the game programmers reduce the likelihood of a turn resulting in a large payout. What type of game are the game designers and development team testing?

• Skill

• Chance

• Role-playing

• Risk

Which term describes a technique used to encourage creativity, generate ideas and solve problems in a group by allowing each member to share their ideas about a subject?

• Storyboarding

• Brainstorming

• Deconstructing

• Gathering feedback