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170 Introduction to Video Game Design
STEM Review Questions and Activities
Review Questions
1. Describe what a barrier is in a video game.
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2. Review the bug type table in Figure 10-9 and identify the type of each bug listed below.
3. What are the demographics of the target audience for this game? Justify your opinion.
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4. Describe what a passage key is in a video game.
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5. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Describe how this scientifi c
principle is applied in the game build for this lesson.
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6. Describe the fi rst playable level milestone.
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7. If the spider obstacle is moving along a path that is 57 pixels in length and it takes three
seconds to return to the starting point, how fast is the spider moving (in pixels/second)?
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Error Report Bug Type
Game freezes when pressing two keys at the
same time.
Avatar’s shoes are red on all levels except level 6.
Level 1 is much harder than levels 4 and 5.
Extra life bonus awards an extra life and 100
extra points the fi rst time it is used.
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