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Test Two Questions and Answers Flashcards

1
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To claim a work as your own using a copyright, you need to put the copyright symbol, the year, and the name of the copyright owner

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True

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2
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The path application process typically takes a few months to complete

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False

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3
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In the US, a copyright is the only legal means of preventing other people from acting on your ideas

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False

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4
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Trademarks can protect your expression of ideas and close imitations of products

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False

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5
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Vide game related patents do not exist

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False

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6
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Describe the difference between a copyright, trademark, and a patent

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A copyright is a looser idea, a trademark is specific, and a patent is for a specific invention

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7
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The video game industry is considered a technological business because it is based primarily on technological advancement towards prosperity

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False

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8
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It is not required to submit a copy of the final copy of your game to a licenser to publish your work

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False

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9
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The key difference between interactive media and non-interactive media is that interactive media requires engineering

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True

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10
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The pre-production phase normally lasts for what percentage of time?

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25%

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11
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What are the five stages of the game development process?

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Idea, preproduction, production, testing, manufacturing

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12
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An example of a hard skill is something like the operation of heavy equipment

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True

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13
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Communication skills are an example of hard skills

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False

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14
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Soft skills are specific to a certain job

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False

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15
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Hard skills are harder to teach than false skills

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False

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16
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What allows development studios to save money by not having to hire full time employees>

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Subcontractors

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17
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Advances are debt owed back by the developer

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False

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18
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Work for hire contracts are usually less common for which position?

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Programmers

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19
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Give two examples of soft skills

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Interpersonal skills, self-motivation, honesty

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20
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What is the name for a contract in which employees are not allowed to disclose information?

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NDA

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21
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What is the term that refers to working for a secondary company while working for your primary employer?

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Moonlighting

22
Q

What is an escalation clause?

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A way for a developer to get more returns for royalties after a certain amount of copies have been sold

23
Q

What is at will employment?

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You can be let go of at any time and can leave a company at any time without a reason

24
Q

What is an advance?

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A prepayment of money before a game is finished to help fund development

25
Q

Managers in extreme cases spend what percent of their time in meetings?

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80%

26
Q

An employment contract is legally binding and before you sign it you should do what three things?

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Read it, understand it, ask questions when you need to

27
Q

The best way to get your game idea published is to email your game idea to a publisher

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False

28
Q

It has been reported that 46 percent of all gamers are women

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True

29
Q

What usually happens to unsolicited game ideas that are sent to developers?

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They are usually trashed due to copyright issues

30
Q

How old is the average male player?

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35

31
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What game genre can be described as a lower paced game with more intricate plots and storylines?

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Graphic adventure

32
Q

What are the three things that a very well prepared game pitch should include?

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A playable prototype, high concept design documents, concept art and animation

33
Q

Most console developers make most of their money from selling consoles

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False

34
Q

How much does a copy of a PC game typically cost to manufacture?

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$5

35
Q

Distributors tend to provide most of the after sales services

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False

36
Q

Retailers typically markup software by 10-50 percent above wholesaler

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True

37
Q

Console manufacturers charge publishers 9-10 on average to press a single copy of a game

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True

38
Q

Many times, advances will be tied to project milestones

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True

39
Q

The game business in the US and Europe do not have a seasonal cycle based on Christmas

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False

40
Q

Publishers are required to get an ESRB rating and make sure that they are printed on their game boxes

A

False

41
Q

Including a free game with the sale of a piece of computer card such as a computer card or a sound card is known as

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Bundling

42
Q

What percentage of the games industry revenue comes from pre-Christmas sales?

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50%

43
Q

A game is said to have gone gold when _

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When it’s completely finished

44
Q

What is a milestone?

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It’s a point of development that you try and reach throughout the process of making a project

45
Q

The publisher is the _ part of the gaming industry

A

Financial

46
Q

What genre is the exception to the general rule that games generate most sales around Christmas time?

A

Sports games

47
Q

Who does the retailer buy games from? What two groups?

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Publisher and distributor

48
Q

Which of the following are marketing approaches game publishers use?

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Co-marketing activities, websites, box design, press events

49
Q

Pro-marketing arrangements are deals between publishers and retailers where the retails will pay for advertising

A

True

50
Q

Video games normally give 20-40 hours of gameplay on average, which means the amount of cost per hour is:

A

$1-2

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