ICT Gaming Study Review

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?

• Therapy

• Social networking

• Recreation

• Education

Answer explanation

Social networking—These games include multi-player capabilities among people with common interests.

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?

• 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.

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

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

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

Answer explanation

Revise the game - Once the development team has received feedback from the group of individuals that were testing the game, the development team needs to create and execute revisions to the game that address the suggestions and issues identified by the testing team.

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?

• Feedback

• Wireframe

• Storyboard

• Prototype

Answer explanation

A storyboard is like a graphic organizer that uses illustrations or images displayed on a piece of paper or created in software. The images are arranged in the order of the story and help the team plan the sequence of events – every step – in the game's animation. A storyboard helps with identifying how the characters interact with each other and with the game environment.

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 programming application

• A graphical art design application

• A game design engine

• An audio file creation application

Answer explanation

Graphical Art Design Applications:

Pixlr—A free, web-based tool used to create original images or edit existing images. Adobe Photoshop—A well-known graphical art creation tool. Gimp—A free open-source graphical art and simple animation tool. Pixelmator—A Mac-based application similar to Adobe graphics tools.

Harry learned how to design and build computer games from his programming foundations class in college and wants to tackle creating his first mobile app game. What essential tools does Harry need if he already has the skills?

• Programming code, game engine software, and game design.

• A computer hardware, game engine software, graphical art design application, and programming code.

• A mobile tablet, game engine software, and programming code.

• A storyboard, computer hardware, music and sound effects, and programming code.

Answer explanation

Computer hardware—Desktop computers, tablets and handheld devices all work—designers should choose the tools they feel most comfortable working with (small vs. large screen, keyboard vs. touchscreen, and so forth). Software—There are many applications you can use to create games. Some only run program code, others help you animate art, and some will do almost everything for you. Graphical art—Video games consist of graphics in motion with a goal and a plan. Programming—Programming code is required to create a computer game.

Jackson has brainstormed several ideas for his game. He is now trying to plan the scenes, animations and character interactions. Which step in the game design should Jackson complete to help him develop his ideas?

• Develop the game prototype.

• Hire a programmer.

• Create a storyboard.

• Brainstorm more game ideas.

Answer explanation

To develop a game idea, you must first create a storyboard. Storyboards help plan out every step of the game animation.

Michelle works as a contractor for Gamer Geniuses, Inc., a company that creates educational games for children ages 3-10 years old. She has just completed coding the multiplication level of the game and sent it to her manager for review. Her manager, Robert, tests the game and finds that when he inputs the correct answer for the math problem: 2 x 3 an error pops up as the timer counts down until the player loses. Robert looks at the programming scripts Michelle wrote and finds an error in the code below.

• Runtime error

• Syntax error

• Logic error

• Coding error

Answer explanation

A logic error causes the program to produce unexpected results. Common logic errors include incorrect sequence of instructions or wrong formula used in a calculation. Logic errors can be difficult to identify, because the program still runs but it does not do what you expect it to do.

Your boss has asked you to create a program that calculates the total cost of an item after a discount and sales tax have been applied. You have been testing the program using a cost of $10.00, a discount of 50%, and 10% sales tax. You know the answer should be $5.50 but the program returns $16.50. What type of error is most likely causing the problem?

• Binary error

• Syntax error

• Runtime error

• Logical error

Answer explanation

A logic error causes the program to produce unexpected results. Common logic errors include using an incorrect formula in a calculation.

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

• Variables

• Events

• Algorithms

• Prototypes

Answer explanation

Variables are commonly used for tracking and displaying score information. Variables are used to store information (in the computer's memory) that can be used in a program when executing detailed instructions.

Which variable data type is used to store a number that contains a decimal?

• Floating Point

• String

• Integer

• Boolean

Answer explanation

A floating point variable data type is used to store a number that contains a decimal