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GAME DESIGN MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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GAME DESIGN MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Definition 1 of 69
A build of a game tested to become a potential final product
Localization stage
Release candidate
Continuous beta
Iteration
Definition 2 of 69
A reference to both software and hardware usually owned and operated by the game
developer that supports online connectivity and multiplayer gameplay
client
server
browser
software
Definition 3 of 69
An interaction between game parts that forms a basic unit of gameplay
Mechanics
Aesthetics
Pillowing
Setting
,Definition 4 of 69
A user experience is created by mechanics, the interactions between things like and _____ and
______ .
Feedback; improvements
Challenges; actions
Rewards; consequences
Goals; obstacles
Definition 5 of 69
A device for playing video games at home that hooks up to a television or other display
A classic game
Game engine
Game console
Game device
Definition 6 of 69
You are developing your first professional 3D game and need to begin building the character
model for your hero. Which program are you most likely to use?
Olmec
Inca
Inka
Maya
,Definition 7 of 69
A feeling in a player evoked by a game that arises from is dynamics
Theme
Tabletop game
Game aesthetic
Player immersion
Definition 8 of 69
Different versions of a game, each subsequent one being an enhanced or more finished
product
Conversions
Functional Animation
Builds
Playtesting
Definition 9 of 69
Short for independent, a smaller games studio that produces games on a smaller scale, often
with more experimental designs
Ram
Hardcore
Indie
Grunge
, Definition 10 of 69
The process of producing new ideas
Prototype
Branching Story
Storyboard
Brainstorm
Definition 11 of 69
the time and place in which a story occurs
Plot
Theme
Setting
Location
Definition 12 of 69
A technology for communication or entertainment such as music, radio, film, or games
Fine
Form
Texture
Medium
Definition 13 of 69
Detailed, step-by-step instructions that tell the computer how to perform a task
Algorithm
Method
Server
Software
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