Multimedia and Games Technology

Question 1

Bitmap graphics

Answer 1

• Stored details about every individual picture element (pixel)
• Tend to be large files
• Can be compressed

Question 2

Vector-based graphics

Answer 2

• Store information about the objects that make up an image
• Don’t depend on resolution for quality
• Can be more easily resized and stretched the bitmaps
• Give a much smaller file size then a equivalent bitmap

Question 3

TIFF

Answer 3

Tagged Image File Format

Question 4

Define optimisation

Answer 4

This is when the file is reduced in size so it takes up less web space or storage space

Question 5

.avi

Answer 5

Audio video interleaved

Question 6

.fla

Answer 6

Flash Movie Authoring

Question 7

.wmv

Answer 7

Windows media video

Question 8

AIF

Answer 8

Audio interchange File

Question 9

WAV

Answer 9

Waveform Audio File

Question 10

MIDI

Answer 10

Musical Instrument Digital Interface

Question 11

WMA

Answer 11

Windows media audio

Question 12

Game Genre: Action

Answer 12

• Time crucial scenario

- Slow reaction can mean loss of points/lives

Question 13

Game genre:Puzzle Games

Answer 13

• Time restriction on task completion

- Increasing levels of difficulty

Question 14

Game Genre:Adventure Games

Answer 14

• Solve puzzles

- Outcome can affect path taken through game

Question 15

Game Genre:Role play (RP)

Answer 15

-Play in persona of game character

Question 16

What is a haptic peripheral

Answer 16

-A device that provides sensory feedback to the user in the from of vibration

Question 17

MMPORG

Answer 17

Massive multiplayer online role-play game

Question 18

What is altered reality gaming

Answer 18

Superimposes computer-generated images onto images from the users’ current environment

Question 19

Testing a computer game

Answer 19

• All pathways through the game can be accessed
• The scoring mechanism works correctly
• Any feedback is in a format that is easy for the user to understand

Question 20

What is a hotspot

Answer 20

Sections of a large graphic that are hyperlinked to another webpage, website or document.

Question 21

What is design view

Answer 21

Allows the web developer to add text and multimedia elements to the webpage

Question 22

What is preview mode

Answer 22

Allows the user to view the webpage in a web browser

Question 23

What is code view

Answer 23

Allows the user to see and edit the HTML code used to create the webpage they are developing

Question 24

Testing a webpage

Answer 24

• Make sure the hyperlinks take the user to the correct webpage, website or document
• The time taken to load webpages
• Check videos and animations to ensure they play cored toy