VIDEO GAME DESIGN REVIEW QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Theme, in terms of the fundamentals of game design, can best be defined as... (Choose
ALL that apply.) - Answer --Deriving from universal human ideas with which most
players are familiar.
-Providing a color & reason beyond the game's dynamics and mechanics.
-Offering a possible narrative experience for players.
Even the most basic of VR systems give the user 3 degrees of freedom. What are these
three degrees? Choose ALL that apply. - Answer --Pitching.
-Rolling.
-Yawing.
Which of the following statements best describe AR (Augmented Reality)? Choose ALL
the answers that apply. - Answer --Builds upon actual objects and landscapes that exist
in the real world.
-Provides a more transformative experience.
-Is most often experienced through cell phones, tablets, and computer screens.
What was one of the most profound evolutions that the Nintendo Entertainment System
presented when compared to arcade games? - Answer -The NES was able to feature
narrative as a hook to propel interest.
Nolan Bushnell, the creator of Pong, knew that in order for his game to be successful,
the following condition needed to be true. - Answer -It would need to be so simple that
any drunk in any bar could play it.
This early system stirred incredible controversy for being the first to charge extra for a
system peripheral (a rifle), in some ways prefiguring the current issues surrounding
downloadable content and in-game purchases in modern video gaming. - Answer -
Magnavox Odyssey.
Also known as the worst video game of all time, E.T., the Extra Terrestrial, was famous
for how the publisher unloaded all of the extra copies that did not sell. How might that
have been? - Answer -All remaining copies were buried in a landfill in New Mexico.
The Donner Model 30, an early computer, was able to perform highly complex
mathematical calculations such as wind resistance, force, and trajectory in order to
create which of the first simulation games? - Answer -Tennis for Two.
Video games began to come into their own and become a reality as soon as computers
gained GUI's. What does that acronym stand for? - Answer -Graphic User Interface.
ANSWERS
Theme, in terms of the fundamentals of game design, can best be defined as... (Choose
ALL that apply.) - Answer --Deriving from universal human ideas with which most
players are familiar.
-Providing a color & reason beyond the game's dynamics and mechanics.
-Offering a possible narrative experience for players.
Even the most basic of VR systems give the user 3 degrees of freedom. What are these
three degrees? Choose ALL that apply. - Answer --Pitching.
-Rolling.
-Yawing.
Which of the following statements best describe AR (Augmented Reality)? Choose ALL
the answers that apply. - Answer --Builds upon actual objects and landscapes that exist
in the real world.
-Provides a more transformative experience.
-Is most often experienced through cell phones, tablets, and computer screens.
What was one of the most profound evolutions that the Nintendo Entertainment System
presented when compared to arcade games? - Answer -The NES was able to feature
narrative as a hook to propel interest.
Nolan Bushnell, the creator of Pong, knew that in order for his game to be successful,
the following condition needed to be true. - Answer -It would need to be so simple that
any drunk in any bar could play it.
This early system stirred incredible controversy for being the first to charge extra for a
system peripheral (a rifle), in some ways prefiguring the current issues surrounding
downloadable content and in-game purchases in modern video gaming. - Answer -
Magnavox Odyssey.
Also known as the worst video game of all time, E.T., the Extra Terrestrial, was famous
for how the publisher unloaded all of the extra copies that did not sell. How might that
have been? - Answer -All remaining copies were buried in a landfill in New Mexico.
The Donner Model 30, an early computer, was able to perform highly complex
mathematical calculations such as wind resistance, force, and trajectory in order to
create which of the first simulation games? - Answer -Tennis for Two.
Video games began to come into their own and become a reality as soon as computers
gained GUI's. What does that acronym stand for? - Answer -Graphic User Interface.
