Unity Chapter 1

What is a "game engine"?

• A special video driver for your computer.

  
  

• A collection of pre-written code, software programs, and other assets such as graphics and sounds that can be used as a starting point to write video games.

  
  

• A piece of machinery that is inserted into your computer to enable you to play video games.

  
  

• A vehicle that can drive you to the video game store.

  
  

Which types of game engines are free for anyone to download and use?

• Open-source engines

• Proprietary engines

• Licensed engines

• Unlimited engines

Which of the following game engines will we be using in this course?

• Unity

• XNA Game Studio

• C# .NET

• HeroEngine

4. What are some things you should consider when choosing a game engine?

• Does the engine support my programming language?

• Does the engine support my chosen platform?

• How much does the engine cost?

• All of these are true.

Which of the following is NOT something a game engine will provide for you?

• A smartphone for testing your game.

• Management of images and animation.

• Implementation of game physics.

• Support for complex lighting and cameras.

What programming language will we be using to create games in this course?

• C#

• Visual Basic

• Scratch

• Fortran

What modern software tool can allow you to write code more easily and quickly?

• An Integrated Development Environment

• An Interior Design Environment

• A game library

• A core library

What program will allow you to test your game on many different devices, without owning those devices?

• An emulator

• A core library

• A mod

• This is not possible

Which of the following is an example of a game "asset"?

• An image

• A sound clip

• A video

• All of these are assets

Which of the following image editors is free and available for both Mac and Windows?

• GIMP

• Paint

• iPhoto

• Preview