Midterm Exam Flashcards
If it takes one pregnant woman nine months to make one baby - What is the shortest amount of time (in months) that nine pregnant women can make one baby?
1
None of the other answers are correct
0
3
None of the other answers are correct
Adding additional people to a late project will make the project: (Select 2)
fail
imperfect
cost more.
later.
use a new production method
cost more.
later.
The Mythical Man Month was first published in what year?
1951
1986
1995
1975
1975
What two element of the Computer Games Business are factors in the essays in the Mythical Man Month? (Pick 2)
User Interface
Technical Constraints
Cosplay
Fun
Profits
Technical Constraints
Profits
Given that the textbook is outdated and not directly related to the computer games business, why do we (specifically Becker’s Game Production course) still use it and study it?
(Select all that apply.)
Because the games industry has not established a working production method - there is no ‘right’ way.
So that students will read the book before they enter the games industry
Game Project failures have a parallel in the book.
The essays in the book can predict failures and help prevent them.
All of them are correct
A programmer’s estimate of 1 hour of programming required for a task actually represents how much effort for a completely documented, completely integrated, completely tested, and finalized programming systems product?
6 hours
3 hours
9 hours
1 hours
9 hours
In which phase of Computer Games Development should a team spend the majority of their initial development budget?
Production
Prototype
Demo
Beta
Demo
To deliver the Prototype phase, you must be running on the _________ platform
console
test
target release
moving
target release
The major thing to expect in the computer games industry is
Dating Opportunities
Fun
Change
Profits
Change
This type of studio has control of a large, well loved IP (Intellectual Property) and will produce products on a regular cycle to maximize the profits from that IP.
Minor
Middleware
Major
Garage
Major
The ____________ effect is the tendency of the project after the first success to fail.
Brooks
Sophomore Slump
Scheduling
Second System
Second System
What key component of Production was removed and caused the Tower of Babel to fall.
Communication
Time
Planning
Resources
Communication
Studies have shown that programmers spend 50% of their time working - In the book, several of the following were listed as factors taking up the other 50%. Choose all that are correct
TPS Reports
Higher Priority shorter unrelated jobs
Paperwork
Machine Downtime
Higher Priority shorter unrelated jobs
Paperwork
Machine Downtime
The current best practice for Project communication on most gaming projects is:
Printed Design documents in Project books
Shared Design Wikis
Personal Communication
Design Meeting notes
Shared Design Wikis
A dependency is a link between two _________ in CPM scheduling.
milestones
resources
pages
tasks
tasks