Game 2A - Semester Exam Review

What is the critical gameplay-related role art plays in game design?

• Art helps players associate game elements with things they know in the real world.

• Art adds visual interest to otherwise mundane or boring 2D scenes.

• Art makes video game objects, backgrounds, buildings, and characters look precisely as they do in commercial films.

• Art turns 2D images into 3D facsimiles.

Answer explanation

Art helps players associate game elements with things they know in the real world.

What is the minimum number of vertices required to define a polygon?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 3 because a polygon must have at least three vertices to form a closed shape with straight lines connecting the points.

What is an example of a mesh that would appropriately be covered with a tiled texture?

• a flag hanging in a castle

• a carpeted floor in a large room

• a comic book

• a flask filled with a liquid

Answer explanation

A carpeted floor in a large room is an example of a mesh that would appropriately be covered with a tiled texture, as tiles are commonly used for flooring materials like ceramic or porcelain tiles.

What action requires a UV map?

• creating a mesh for a new character

• drawing a polygon for a new model

• applying a bespoke texture to an object

• repeating a tiled texture for a road

Answer explanation

The action that requires a UV map is applying a bespoke texture to an object. UV mapping is the process of applying a 2D texture to a 3D object, ensuring the texture fits correctly and looks realistic.

What is the most basic element in the real world, the one Game Object a user must create and add to a new 3D Unity project before adding other objects?

• Main Camera

• Directional Light

• Plane

• Landscape

Answer explanation

The most basic element in the real world, the one Game Object a user must create and add to a new 3D Unity project before adding other objects is a Plane.

What shape in the asset list represents Materials created in Unity?

• a textured square

• a blank cube

• a multicolored circle

• a color-able sphere

Answer explanation

The shape in the asset list that represents Materials created in Unity is a color-able sphere.

Chung is ready to add a plane to a 3D Unity scene. What UI menu needs to be opened to begin this process?

• Create

• Game Object

• Home

• View

Answer explanation

To add a plane to a 3D Unity scene, Chung needs to open the 'Game Object' UI menu.

When moving a cube by altering its y-value, what is the point of origin for the movement?

• the bottom of the cube

• the top of the cube

• the bottom right corner of the cube

• the center of the cube

Answer explanation

When moving a cube by altering its y-value, the point of origin for the movement is the bottom of the cube.

Alyssa has created a default cube in Unity. She altered the transform, changing the y value to -0.5 and changing the x value to 1.0. What will happen?

• The cube will float in the air half a unit to the left of center.

• The cube will disappear as it lies under the plane.

• The cube will halfway fall under the plane and move a unit to the right.

Answer explanation

The cube will disappear as it lies under the plane.

Clyde’s camera is looking at a downward angle at a scene. He wants to zoom in on a scene with his camera. What should he do?

• change the x value

• change the rotation value

• change the z value

• change the y value

Answer explanation

To zoom in on a scene with his camera, Clyde should change the z value as his camera is looking at a downward angle.