Gaming Unlocked Unit 3

What can basic 2-D shapes do?

• add depth to a scene that 3-D cannot do

• allow gamers to rotate cameras freely

• define the mood of a scene

What tasks does an animator usually perform in a video game design team?

• Animators create all of the character sketches as well as the logos.

• Animators create all of the movement effects for mobile characters and items in a game.

• Animators design all game environments and all of the menus as well.

This member of a video game design team known as a(n) _[blank]_ will envision and create an interactive space for a segment of a game, including all elements of that space.

Which term best completes the previous statement?

• games artist

• game programmer

• level editor

• external producer

The overall feel and look of a game is the responsibility of a(n) _[blank]_ on a video game design team.

Which term best completes the previous statement?

• creative director

• audio engineer

• external producer

• assistant producer

What are the main responsibilities of a scriptwriter on a video game design team?

• to develop character arcs

• to write dialogue for the game

• to prepare all of the marketing materials

• to manage the social media accounts

• to outline the narrative

Being responsible for all of the programmers working on a game, the _[blank]_ ensures coding deadlines are met.

Which answer best completes the previous sentence?

• lead programmer

• lead artist

• game designer

• game programmer

What word means a series of drawings that form an outline for the progression of the game?

• storyboard

• gameplay

• cutscene

• introduction

What does an effective storyboard need to communicate?

There is more than one correct answer. Be sure to select all that apply.

• detailed drawings of every character and item in the scene

• every piece of dialogue in each scene

• emotional beats to reflect the scene’s place in the game’s narrative

• where characters will be placed in relation to one another

• the angles from which a scene will be viewed

Which term means “a noninteractive sequence designed to break up gameplay in order to define game goals, advance the plot, or provide backstory”?

• cutscene

• expansion pack

• storyboard

• nonlinear gameplay

What are some of the functions of a game’s cutscene?

There is more than one correct answer. Be sure to select all that apply.

• to communicate all possible story details

• to give the player a break from the intensity of gameplay

• to tell the player a story that is unrelated to the game itself

• to move the game’s narrative forward

• to mark the beginning or end of a level