Test Two Questions and Answers

Question 1

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

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The path application process typically takes a few months to complete

Answer 2

False

Question 3

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

Answer 3

False

Question 4

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

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Vide game related patents do not exist

Answer 5

False

Question 6

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

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

False

Question 8

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

Answer 8

False

Question 9

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

Answer 9

True

Question 10

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

Answer 10

25%

Question 11

What are the five stages of the game development process?

Answer 11

Idea, preproduction, production, testing, manufacturing

Question 12

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

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Communication skills are an example of hard skills

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Soft skills are specific to a certain job

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Hard skills are harder to teach than false skills

Answer 15

False

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Subcontractors

Question 17

Advances are debt owed back by the developer

Answer 17

False

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Programmers

Question 19

Give two examples of soft skills

Answer 19

Interpersonal skills, self-motivation, honesty

Question 20

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

Answer 20

NDA

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Moonlighting

Question 22

What is an escalation clause?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

What is at will employment?

Answer 23

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

Question 24

What is an advance?

Answer 24

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

Question 25

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

Answer 25

80%

Question 26

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

Answer 26

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

Question 27

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

Answer 27

False

Question 28

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

Answer 28

True

Question 29

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

Answer 29

They are usually trashed due to copyright issues

Question 30

How old is the average male player?

Answer 30

35

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Graphic adventure

Question 32

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

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Most console developers make most of their money from selling consoles

Answer 33

False

Question 34

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

Answer 34

$5

Question 35

Distributors tend to provide most of the after sales services

Answer 35

False

Question 36

Retailers typically markup software by 10-50 percent above wholesaler

Answer 36

True

Question 37

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

Answer 37

True

Question 38

Many times, advances will be tied to project milestones

Answer 38

True

Question 39

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

Answer 39

False

Question 40

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

Answer 40

False

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Bundling

Question 42

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

Answer 42

50%

Question 43

A game is said to have gone gold when _

Answer 43

When it’s completely finished

Question 44

What is a milestone?

Answer 44

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

Question 45

The publisher is the _ part of the gaming industry

Answer 45

Financial

Question 46

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

Answer 46

Sports games

Question 47

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

Answer 47

Publisher and distributor

Question 48

Which of the following are marketing approaches game publishers use?

Answer 48

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

Question 49

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

Answer 49

True

Question 50

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

Answer 50

$1-2