Question 1

A typical 3D game engine can usually use scripting. What does this entail?

Accepted Answer

A)  Refers to the way in which objects "think" and react to stimuli provided by the player 
B)  The concept of physics 
C)  This is akin to the glue that holds everything together in a game 
D)  Keeping track of all the items in a game, whether they are textures, 3D models, sounds, surfaces, etc. 
A)  Refers to the way in which objects "think" and react to stimuli provided by the player 
B)  The concept of physics 
C)  This is akin to the glue that holds everything together in a game 
D)  Keeping track of all the items in a game, whether they are textures, 3D models, sounds, surfaces, etc. C

Question 2

A typical 3D game engine can usually use asset control. What does this entail?

Accepted Answer

A)  Refers to the way in which objects "think" and react to stimuli provided by the player 
B)  The concept of physics 
C)  This is akin to the glue that holds everything together in a game 
D)  Keeping track of all the items in a game, whether they are textures, 3D models, sounds, surfaces, etc. 
A)  Refers to the way in which objects "think" and react to stimuli provided by the player 
B)  The concept of physics 
C)  This is akin to the glue that holds everything together in a game 
D)  Keeping track of all the items in a game, whether they are textures, 3D models, sounds, surfaces, etc. D

Question 3

To what does collision detection refer in terms of physics in games?

Accepted Answer

A)  Control of the angle of an object based on physical laws 
B)  The game engine's way of knowing when a physical object has touched or passed through another object 
C)  Dictates how objects obey physical laws as well as laws of acceleration and momentum 
D)  Determines when objects run into each other 
A)  Control of the angle of an object based on physical laws 
B)  The game engine's way of knowing when a physical object has touched or passed through another object 
C)  Dictates how objects obey physical laws as well as laws of acceleration and momentum 
D)  Determines when objects run into each other B

Question 4

Which is one element design iteration does not include?

Accepted Answer

A)  Continual adjustment and modification of a product design 
B)  Evaluate tester feedback 
C)  Review gameplay balance 
D)  Review of factors only once 
A)  Continual adjustment and modification of a product design 
B)  Evaluate tester feedback 
C)  Review gameplay balance 
D)  Review of factors only once

Question 5

What is the Unreal Engine?

Accepted Answer

A)  A well-constructed 2D game engine with a clean interface and helpful visual programming/scripting setup 
B)  Free and open source development engine for iOS devices 
C)  Bred for extremely high FPS gaming performance on PC and console platforms 
D)  Contains a combination of a well-seasoned development toolset and a visual scripting interface 
A)  A well-constructed 2D game engine with a clean interface and helpful visual programming/scripting setup 
B)  Free and open source development engine for iOS devices 
C)  Bred for extremely high FPS gaming performance on PC and console platforms 
D)  Contains a combination of a well-seasoned development toolset and a visual scripting interface

Question 6

To what does gravity refer in terms of physics in games?

Accepted Answer

A)  Control of the angle of an object based on physical laws 
B)  The game engine's way of knowing when a physical object has touched or passed through another object 
C)  Dictates how objects obey physical laws as well as laws of acceleration and momentum 
D)  Determines when objects run into each other 
A)  Control of the angle of an object based on physical laws 
B)  The game engine's way of knowing when a physical object has touched or passed through another object 
C)  Dictates how objects obey physical laws as well as laws of acceleration and momentum 
D)  Determines when objects run into each other

Question 7

A typical 3D game engine can usually import and arrange pictures and 3D graphic models. What does this include?

Accepted Answer

A)  A place where 3D graphic models are edited 
B)  A place where 3D graphic models and 2D images are assembled together and their relationships defined 
C)  The how and when the sound is used in the game interactively, not the specific sounds used 
D)  Viewing and modifying in terms of texture shape, or size 
A)  A place where 3D graphic models are edited 
B)  A place where 3D graphic models and 2D images are assembled together and their relationships defined 
C)  The how and when the sound is used in the game interactively, not the specific sounds used 
D)  Viewing and modifying in terms of texture shape, or size

Question 8

What is the CryEngine?

Accepted Answer

A)  A well-constructed 2D game engine with a clean interface and helpful visual programming/scripting setup 
B)  Free and open source development engine for iOS devices 
C)  Bred for extremely high FPS gaming performance on PC and console platforms 
D)  Contains a combination of a well-seasoned development toolset and a visual scripting interface 
A)  A well-constructed 2D game engine with a clean interface and helpful visual programming/scripting setup 
B)  Free and open source development engine for iOS devices 
C)  Bred for extremely high FPS gaming performance on PC and console platforms 
D)  Contains a combination of a well-seasoned development toolset and a visual scripting interface

Question 9

A typical 3D game engine can usually determine the function of physics in the game. What does this entail?

Accepted Answer

A)  Governs how realistically an element or asset in the game will perform 
B)  A place where 3D graphic models and 2D images are assembled together and their relationships defined 
C)  The how and when the sound is used in the game interactively, not the specific sounds used 
D)  Viewing and modifying in terms of texture shape, or size 
A)  Governs how realistically an element or asset in the game will perform 
B)  A place where 3D graphic models and 2D images are assembled together and their relationships defined 
C)  The how and when the sound is used in the game interactively, not the specific sounds used 
D)  Viewing and modifying in terms of texture shape, or size

Question 10

A typical 3D game engine can usually use artificial intelligence (AI). What does this entail?

Accepted Answer

A)  Refers to the way in which objects "think" and react to stimuli provided by the player 
B)  The concept of physics 
C)  This is akin to the glue that holds everything together in a game 
D)  Keeping track of all the items in a game, whether they are textures, 3D models, sounds, surfaces, etc. 
A)  Refers to the way in which objects "think" and react to stimuli provided by the player 
B)  The concept of physics 
C)  This is akin to the glue that holds everything together in a game 
D)  Keeping track of all the items in a game, whether they are textures, 3D models, sounds, surfaces, etc.

Question 11

A typical 3D game engine can usually animate objects. What does this entail?

Accepted Answer

A)  Refers to the way in which objects "think" and react to stimuli provided by the player 
B)  The concept of physics 
C)  This is akin to the glue that holds everything together in a game 
D)  Keeping track of all the items in a game, whether they are textures, 3D models, sounds, surfaces, etc. 
A)  Refers to the way in which objects "think" and react to stimuli provided by the player 
B)  The concept of physics 
C)  This is akin to the glue that holds everything together in a game 
D)  Keeping track of all the items in a game, whether they are textures, 3D models, sounds, surfaces, etc.

Question 12

How does a game engine keep track of all those jillions of assets it has to deal with?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has some of the most complex applications written, featuring finely tuned subsystems 
B)  It does not use subsystems and so is able to keep the application simple 
C)  The elimination of subsystems ensures precise control and consistency 
D)  Its design is simple and less focused 
A)  It has some of the most complex applications written, featuring finely tuned subsystems 
B)  It does not use subsystems and so is able to keep the application simple 
C)  The elimination of subsystems ensures precise control and consistency 
D)  Its design is simple and less focused

Question 13

What is the Stencyl Engine?

Accepted Answer

A)  A well-constructed 2D game engine with a clean interface and helpful visual programming/scripting setup 
B)  Bred for extremely high FPS gaming performance on PC and console platforms 
C)  Free and open source development engine for iOS devices 
D)  Contains a combination of a well-seasoned development toolset and a visual scripting interface 
A)  A well-constructed 2D game engine with a clean interface and helpful visual programming/scripting setup 
B)  Bred for extremely high FPS gaming performance on PC and console platforms 
C)  Free and open source development engine for iOS devices 
D)  Contains a combination of a well-seasoned development toolset and a visual scripting interface

Question 14

What is the Codea?

Accepted Answer

A)  The very first iOS App that allows you to design, edit, and publish games to the App Store entirely on the iPad 
B)  Free and open source development engine for iOS devices 
C)  Bred for extremely high FPS gaming performance on PC and console platforms 
D)  Contains a combination of a well-seasoned development toolset and a visual scripting interface 
A)  The very first iOS App that allows you to design, edit, and publish games to the App Store entirely on the iPad 
B)  Free and open source development engine for iOS devices 
C)  Bred for extremely high FPS gaming performance on PC and console platforms 
D)  Contains a combination of a well-seasoned development toolset and a visual scripting interface

Question 15

What do you have to consider after getting assets designed, mixed, and mastered to then getting them into the game?

Accepted Answer

A)  The way a game is structured is not dependent on a computer's logic 
B)  A computer's logic is more important than the game structure 
C)  You have to work within the limitations that you are given 
D)  There are no limitations when designing games 
A)  The way a game is structured is not dependent on a computer's logic 
B)  A computer's logic is more important than the game structure 
C)  You have to work within the limitations that you are given 
D)  There are no limitations when designing games

Question 16

Before game engines existed, how were games written?

Accepted Answer

A)  With pre-packed software 
B)  Generically for all platforms 
C)  By musicians 
D)  By programmers from scratch 
A)  With pre-packed software 
B)  Generically for all platforms 
C)  By musicians 
D)  By programmers from scratch

Question 17

To what does rotation refer in terms of physics in games?

Accepted Answer

A)  Control of the angle of an object based on physical laws 
B)  The game engine's way of knowing when a physical object has touched or passed through another object 
C)  Dictates how objects obey physical laws as well as laws of acceleration and momentum 
D)  Determines when objects run into each other 
A)  Control of the angle of an object based on physical laws 
B)  The game engine's way of knowing when a physical object has touched or passed through another object 
C)  Dictates how objects obey physical laws as well as laws of acceleration and momentum 
D)  Determines when objects run into each other

Question 18

What does version control mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Occurs in situations where a section of a game is perhaps updated while others are not 
B)  The concept of physics 
C)  This is akin to the glue that holds everything together in a game 
D)  Keeping track of all the items in a game, whether they are textures, 3D models, sounds, surfaces, etc. 
A)  Occurs in situations where a section of a game is perhaps updated while others are not 
B)  The concept of physics 
C)  This is akin to the glue that holds everything together in a game 
D)  Keeping track of all the items in a game, whether they are textures, 3D models, sounds, surfaces, etc.

Question 19

A typical 3D game engine can usually import and arrange sound files. What does this entail?

Accepted Answer

A)  A place where 3D graphic models are edited 
B)  A place where 3D graphic models and 2D images are assembled together and their relationships defined 
C)  The how and when the sound is used in the game interactively, not the specific sounds used 
D)  Viewing and modifying in terms of texture shape, or size 
A)  A place where 3D graphic models are edited 
B)  A place where 3D graphic models and 2D images are assembled together and their relationships defined 
C)  The how and when the sound is used in the game interactively, not the specific sounds used 
D)  Viewing and modifying in terms of texture shape, or size

Question 20

A typical 3D game engine can usually render light or edit objects. What does this entail?

Accepted Answer

A)  A place where 3D graphic models are edited 
B)  A place where 3D graphic models and 2D images are assembled together and their relationships defined 
C)  The how and when the sound is used in the game interactively, not the specific sounds used 
D)  Viewing and modifying in terms of texture shape, or size 
A)  A place where 3D graphic models are edited 
B)  A place where 3D graphic models and 2D images are assembled together and their relationships defined 
C)  The how and when the sound is used in the game interactively, not the specific sounds used 
D)  Viewing and modifying in terms of texture shape, or size

A typical 3D game engine can usually use scripting. What does this entail?

A typical 3D game engine can usually use asset control. What does this entail?

To what does collision detection refer in terms of physics in games?

Which is one element design iteration does not include?

What is the Unreal Engine?

To what does gravity refer in terms of physics in games?

A typical 3D game engine can usually import and arrange pictures and 3D graphic models. What does this include?

What is the CryEngine?

A typical 3D game engine can usually determine the function of physics in the game. What does this entail?

A typical 3D game engine can usually use artificial intelligence (AI). What does this entail?

A typical 3D game engine can usually animate objects. What does this entail?

How does a game engine keep track of all those jillions of assets it has to deal with?

What is the Stencyl Engine?

What is the Codea?

What do you have to consider after getting assets designed, mixed, and mastered to then getting them into the game?

Before game engines existed, how were games written?

To what does rotation refer in terms of physics in games?

What does version control mean?

A typical 3D game engine can usually import and arrange sound files. What does this entail?

A typical 3D game engine can usually render light or edit objects. What does this entail?

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A typical 3D game engine can usually use scripting. What does this entail?

A typical 3D game engine can usually use asset control. What does this entail?

To what does collision detection refer in terms of physics in games?

Which is one element design iteration does not include?

What is the Unreal Engine?

To what does gravity refer in terms of physics in games?

A typical 3D game engine can usually import and arrange pictures and 3D graphic models. What does this include?

What is the CryEngine?

A typical 3D game engine can usually determine the function of physics in the game. What does this entail?

A typical 3D game engine can usually use artificial intelligence (AI). What does this entail?

A typical 3D game engine can usually animate objects. What does this entail?

How does a game engine keep track of all those jillions of assets it has to deal with?

What is the Stencyl Engine?

What is the Codea?

What do you have to consider after getting assets designed, mixed, and mastered to then getting them into the game?

Before game engines existed, how were games written?

To what does rotation refer in terms of physics in games?

What does version control mean?

A typical 3D game engine can usually import and arrange sound files. What does this entail?

A typical 3D game engine can usually render light or edit objects. What does this entail?

My Non-Linear Life

What Is HIP?

Bleeps, Blops, Clicks, and Pops

Compose Yourself!

Do You Hear That Voice in My Head?

Meet the Middleman

The Early Bird Gets the Worm

Unify My World

Unity Too

Back to the Future

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