Question 1

What does the term hooks mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specific parameters that are used in the code 
B)  Interfaces that look like Pro Tools 
C)  Interfaces that look like DAW applications 
D)  The action itself rather than the time it takes place 
A)  Specific parameters that are used in the code 
B)  Interfaces that look like Pro Tools 
C)  Interfaces that look like DAW applications 
D)  The action itself rather than the time it takes place A

Question 2

What is an Application Programming Interface?

Accepted Answer

A)  A cross platform audio runtime library for playing back sound for video games 
B)  One of the most popular pieces of middleware ever released 
C)  Script-based standards that allow access to the codebase 
D)  Provides access to features of an engine from within a staggeringly comprehensive content management UI 
A)  A cross platform audio runtime library for playing back sound for video games 
B)  One of the most popular pieces of middleware ever released 
C)  Script-based standards that allow access to the codebase 
D)  Provides access to features of an engine from within a staggeringly comprehensive content management UI C

Question 3

What is FMOD?

Accepted Answer

A)  A cross platform audio runtime library for playing back sound for video games 
B)  One of the most popular pieces of middleware ever released 
C)  Script-based standards that allow access to the codebase 
D)  Provides access to features of an engine from within a staggeringly comprehensive content management UI 
A)  A cross platform audio runtime library for playing back sound for video games 
B)  One of the most popular pieces of middleware ever released 
C)  Script-based standards that allow access to the codebase 
D)  Provides access to features of an engine from within a staggeringly comprehensive content management UI A

Question 4

What task does create 3D audio environments allow?

Accepted Answer

A)  Automatically applying volume, filtering, surround panning and Doppler Effect 
B)  Creation of unique banks of sound that can be formatted in a number of different ways 
C)  Monitoring levels, performance, and resource usage live 
D)  Provides a quick and easy way to export sound files to a variety of different gaming platforms 
A)  Automatically applying volume, filtering, surround panning and Doppler Effect 
B)  Creation of unique banks of sound that can be formatted in a number of different ways 
C)  Monitoring levels, performance, and resource usage live 
D)  Provides a quick and easy way to export sound files to a variety of different gaming platforms

Question 5

What task does profile the audio in real time allow?

Accepted Answer

A)  Automatically applying volume, filtering, surround panning and Doppler Effect 
B)  Creation of unique banks of sound that can be formatted in a number of different ways 
C)  Monitoring levels, performance, and resource usage live 
D)  Provides a quick and easy way to export sound files to a variety of different gaming platforms 
A)  Automatically applying volume, filtering, surround panning and Doppler Effect 
B)  Creation of unique banks of sound that can be formatted in a number of different ways 
C)  Monitoring levels, performance, and resource usage live 
D)  Provides a quick and easy way to export sound files to a variety of different gaming platforms

Question 6

What is Microsoft's XACT?

Accepted Answer

A)  A much more advanced audio library offering high-level performance 
B)  Creates sound generation by separating the sound data from its application in the mixing and processing setup 
C)  Allows for multiple sounds to be potentially mixed into a single stream 
D)  A discontinued game engine 
A)  A much more advanced audio library offering high-level performance 
B)  Creates sound generation by separating the sound data from its application in the mixing and processing setup 
C)  Allows for multiple sounds to be potentially mixed into a single stream 
D)  A discontinued game engine

Question 7

In which middleware area is the sound designer working when she assigns a certain minimal distance at which the sound starts fading out?

Accepted Answer

A)  Occlusion 
B)  Obstruction 
C)  Environment morphing 
D)  Volume and distance 
A)  Occlusion 
B)  Obstruction 
C)  Environment morphing 
D)  Volume and distance

Question 8

What is true about the use of 3D sound in games?

Accepted Answer

A)  Not commonly used today 
B)  Used much less than 1D or 2D 
C)  Is now very commonly used 
D)  Available in one type of game engine today 
A)  Not commonly used today 
B)  Used much less than 1D or 2D 
C)  Is now very commonly used 
D)  Available in one type of game engine today

Question 9

What capability does the task define audio behaviors refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Develop basic sound functions 
B)  Creation of sophisticated branching and looping structures 
C)  Connect to and mix games live 
D)  Provide mixers and snapshots 
A)  Develop basic sound functions 
B)  Creation of sophisticated branching and looping structures 
C)  Connect to and mix games live 
D)  Provide mixers and snapshots

Question 10

In which middleware area is the sound designer working when he creates sound that is muffled but not enclosed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Occlusion 
B)  Obstruction 
C)  Environment morphing
D Volume and distance 
A)  Occlusion 
B)  Obstruction 
C)  Environment morphing
D Volume and distance

Question 11

What is the Wwise (Wave Works interactive Sound Engine)?

Accepted Answer

A)  A cross platform audio runtime library for playing back sound for video games 
B)  Provides access to features of an engine from within a staggeringly comprehensive content management UI 
C)  Script-based standards that allow access to the codebase 
D)  One of the most popular pieces of middleware ever released 
A)  A cross platform audio runtime library for playing back sound for video games 
B)  Provides access to features of an engine from within a staggeringly comprehensive content management UI 
C)  Script-based standards that allow access to the codebase 
D)  One of the most popular pieces of middleware ever released

Question 12

How could middleware be described?

Accepted Answer

A)  Software that transfers large amounts of asset list and sound file data to the game engine 
B)  Software that transfers large amounts of asset list and sound file data to and from the game engine, programmer, and sound designer 
C)  Software that transfers large amounts of asset list and sound file data to the game engine. 
D)  Software that transfers large amounts of asset list and sound file data to and from the game engine 
A)  Software that transfers large amounts of asset list and sound file data to the game engine 
B)  Software that transfers large amounts of asset list and sound file data to and from the game engine, programmer, and sound designer 
C)  Software that transfers large amounts of asset list and sound file data to the game engine. 
D)  Software that transfers large amounts of asset list and sound file data to and from the game engine

Question 13

What is true about basic audio functionality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inconsistent from game to game 
B)  Easy financial and technical task 
C)  So efficient that licensing pre-existing audio technology is not required 
D)  Consistent from game to game 
A)  Inconsistent from game to game 
B)  Easy financial and technical task 
C)  So efficient that licensing pre-existing audio technology is not required 
D)  Consistent from game to game

Question 14

What capability does the task create dynamic game-driven musical scores refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Develop basic sound functions 
B)  Creation of sophisticated branching and looping structures 
C)  Connect to and mix games live 
D)  Provide mixers and snapshots 
A)  Develop basic sound functions 
B)  Creation of sophisticated branching and looping structures 
C)  Connect to and mix games live 
D)  Provide mixers and snapshots

Question 15

To what does the term event refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specific parameters that are used in the code 
B)  Interfaces that look like Pro Tools 
C)  Interfaces that look like DAW applications 
D)  The action itself rather than the time it takes place 
A)  Specific parameters that are used in the code 
B)  Interfaces that look like Pro Tools 
C)  Interfaces that look like DAW applications 
D)  The action itself rather than the time it takes place

Question 16

What capability does the task mix and master the game audio in real time refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Develop basic sound functions 
B)  Creation of sophisticated branching and looping structures 
C)  Connect and provide snapshots 
D)  Specific parameters that are used in the code 
A)  Develop basic sound functions 
B)  Creation of sophisticated branching and looping structures 
C)  Connect and provide snapshots 
D)  Specific parameters that are used in the code

Question 17

In which middleware area is the sound designer working when he muffles sound that is supposed to come from behind a wall or blocked by other objects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Occlusion 
B)  Obstruction 
C)  Environment morphing
D Volume and distance 
A)  Occlusion 
B)  Obstruction 
C)  Environment morphing
D Volume and distance

Question 18

How is the term binaural configuration used in the game world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Refers to sound from two speakers or headphones that model sound perception with two ears 
B)  A uni-speaker system 
C)  The use of one channel 
D)  Sound played at the same volume level 
A)  Refers to sound from two speakers or headphones that model sound perception with two ears 
B)  A uni-speaker system 
C)  The use of one channel 
D)  Sound played at the same volume level

Question 19

What is the Miles Sound System?

Accepted Answer

A)  A cross platform audio runtime library for playing back sound for video games 
B)  Provides access to features of an engine from within a staggeringly comprehensive content management UI 
C)  Script-based standards that allow access to the codebase 
D)  One of the most popular pieces of middleware ever released 
A)  A cross platform audio runtime library for playing back sound for video games 
B)  Provides access to features of an engine from within a staggeringly comprehensive content management UI 
C)  Script-based standards that allow access to the codebase 
D)  One of the most popular pieces of middleware ever released

Question 20

What task does create compress sounds in various ways allow?

Accepted Answer

A)  Automatically applying volume, filtering, surround panning and Doppler Effect 
B)  Creation of unique banks of sound that can be formatted in a number of different ways 
C)  Monitoring levels, performance, and resource usage live 
D)  Provides a quick and easy way to export sound files to a variety of different gaming platforms 
A)  Automatically applying volume, filtering, surround panning and Doppler Effect 
B)  Creation of unique banks of sound that can be formatted in a number of different ways 
C)  Monitoring levels, performance, and resource usage live 
D)  Provides a quick and easy way to export sound files to a variety of different gaming platforms

What does the term hooks mean?

What is an Application Programming Interface?

What is FMOD?

What task does create 3D audio environments allow?

What task does profile the audio in real time allow?

What is Microsoft's XACT?

In which middleware area is the sound designer working when she assigns a certain minimal distance at which the sound starts fading out?

What is true about the use of 3D sound in games?

What capability does the task define audio behaviors refer?

In which middleware area is the sound designer working when he creates sound that is muffled but not enclosed?

What is the Wwise (Wave Works interactive Sound Engine)?

How could middleware be described?

What is true about basic audio functionality?

What capability does the task create dynamic game-driven musical scores refer?

To what does the term event refer?

What capability does the task mix and master the game audio in real time refer?

In which middleware area is the sound designer working when he muffles sound that is supposed to come from behind a wall or blocked by other objects?

How is the term binaural configuration used in the game world?

What is the Miles Sound System?

What task does create compress sounds in various ways allow?

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Exam 6: Meet the Middleman

What does the term hooks mean?

What is an Application Programming Interface?

What is FMOD?

What task does create 3D audio environments allow?

What task does profile the audio in real time allow?

What is Microsoft's XACT?

In which middleware area is the sound designer working when she assigns a certain minimal distance at which the sound starts fading out?

What is true about the use of 3D sound in games?

What capability does the task define audio behaviors refer?

In which middleware area is the sound designer working when he creates sound that is muffled but not enclosed?

What is the Wwise (Wave Works interactive Sound Engine)?

How could middleware be described?

What is true about basic audio functionality?

What capability does the task create dynamic game-driven musical scores refer?

To what does the term event refer?

What capability does the task mix and master the game audio in real time refer?

In which middleware area is the sound designer working when he muffles sound that is supposed to come from behind a wall or blocked by other objects?

How is the term binaural configuration used in the game world?

What is the Miles Sound System?

What task does create compress sounds in various ways allow?

My Non-Linear Life

What Is HIP?

Bleeps, Blops, Clicks, and Pops

Compose Yourself!

Do You Hear That Voice in My Head?

The Early Bird Gets the Worm

Silly Human …”

Unify My World

Unity Too

Back to the Future

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