Video Game Design I Post Test Review

What is a "game"?

• Any toy that you can play with that makes you experience joy.
• Toys, video games and card games only.
• Rules and mechanics that people manipulate to construct systems of entertainment.
• A collection of rules, a goal, chance and competition, which when interacted with provide entertainment and/or pleasure to participants.

What is a "toy"?

• Anything made for children for amusement.
• An item that is used in plan, especially one designed for such use.
• An object that inspires creativity.
• An item that are only for children aged 10 and under.

What is a "game mechanic"?

• A game mechanic is a person who designs and tunes up a game for play.
• A game mechanic is a set of methods invoked by agents, designed for interaction with the game state.
• Both A and B
• Neither A nor B

What is the "magic circle"?

• A world where magic determines the mechanics of a game, especially where roleplaying games are concerned.
• A temporary world, agree upon by the player(s) inside of the ordinary world, in which the rules of the game apply and the performance takes place.
• A circle which holds all the ideas and concepts related to a game.
• The boundaries of the game world.

What is "collision detection"?

• None of these are correct.
• The physics related to automobile crashes in racing games.
• The intersection of two or more points on two or more objects in space as an event.
• The data related to the impending crash of a game due to lag.

What is the difference between “object movement” and “animation”?

• Animation focuses on the process of creating the illusion of liveliness through cell or frame based techniques. Motion the movement of an object according to rules or mechanics of the video game.
• There really isn’t a difference, it is all the same.
• An animated object may also move around the screen while the animation is playing.
• Both A and C

What game genre focuses on planning and tactics?

• RPG
• Action
• SHUMP
• Strategy

What is an “end condition”?

• A condition that only shows the “end” screen.
• A condition that prevents the player from playing any further.
• An event, which upon completion, signals the end of the game or level in the game.
• A condition that causes the ending credits to play.

What narrative template, defined by Joseph Campbell, is often used for role-playing games?

• Dante’s Inferno
• Three Act Structure
• The Hero’s Journey
• The Protagonist’s Journey

How does level design change the narrative structure of the rising action model typically taught in Literature Classes?

• In literature, the rising action model has a climax and in level design there is no climax.
• In literature the rising action mode has 3 main parts, but in level design there are 4.
• In literature, the rising action model is smooth and level design makes that model have“teeth” or a jagged line.
• In literature, the rising action model is simply a smooth slope upward with no changes.