Engines
Correct answers:
Unity, Unreal, Game Maker, Roblox, Godot, RPG Maker
An adobe software which is the industry standard for creating and editing images, and is also very prominent in game asset creation
Adobe Photoshop
The term for gradually introducing a new player to a game's mechanics and controls
An image containing multiple versions or animation frames of a 2d asset (a sprite)
A spritesheet
Who is Sonic the Hedgehog's greatest enemy?
Dr. Eggman
Which is more fit for 3D game development, GameMaker or Unity?
Unity
An open sourced software that specializes in 3D model creation and animation
Why does the environment of a game (visuals, music, lore) matter so much?
Player immersion
What does 'GUI' stand for?
Graphical User Interface
A classic arcade game release in 1978, where you shoot down aliens in space
Space invaders
Epic Games, the company that created Fortnite, open sourced their engine to game developers. What is the name of this engine?
Unreal Engine
A software that is widely used by game developers to manage their files, revert to backups, and merge their work
git
How do 2D games simulate depth while the player is moving?
Parallax
What does 'HUD' stand for, and what does it do?
Heads Up Display, it relays information visually to the player (health bars, ammunition counters, etc)
Mario's very first nemesis
Donkey Kong
Which engine uses Lua for scripting, and has built-in multiplayer and game publishing support?
Roblox Studio
An art software starting with 'A' that specializes in 2D pixel art
Aseprite
Name any networking model often used in multi-player games
Correct answers:
Peer to peer, server and client, relay server
What mathematical structure is used to represent a point or a direction in world space? (hint: linear algebra)
A vector
What are the colors of all four ghosts from pacman?
Red, pink, cyan, orange
A lesser known 3D engine initially developed by Crytek. Crysis and Far Cry both use this engine
CRYENGINE
Software that starts with a J, which is widely used for project management, and in game development for tracking progress, tasks and bugs
Jira
In game design, the term for a repeatable series of actions that makes up most of your player's experiences
Gameplay loop
How are Levels of Detail (LOD) systems used to optimize how well a game runs?
By reducing the amount of triangles rendered given how far an object is from the player's camera
How much health does a Minecraft Snow Golem have?
4 HP (or 2 hearts)