Deck 3: Bleeps, Blops, Clicks, and Pops

Question 1

To what does the term Foley refer?

A) Sound that can be recorded first and then synchronized later with action
B) Sound that follows the timeline of the story in a linear way
C) Sound effects that correspond in real time with action
D) Mixing all the various sounds into a single file

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What is Diegetic sound?

A) Sound from sources not visible on the screen
B) Sound from sources not present in the action
C) Sound from sources visible on the screen
D) Sounds added for dramatic effect

Answer 2

C

Question 3

An example of Non-diegetic sound is?

A) Character voices
B) Sounds from objects on screen
C) Sound from musical instruments shown in the game
D) The voice of a narrator

Answer 3

D

Question 4

How would you describe dynamic audio?

A) A sound event that occurs in response to the player directly
B) A simple interactive sound effect
C) Sound in the game environment in reaction to gameplay rather than to the user directly
D) Sound designed to change, either in response to the user, or in response to changes in gameplay environment

Question 5

How would you describe interactive audio?

A) A sound event that occurs in response to the player directly
B) Sound that changes as the game changes
C) Sound in the game environment in reaction to gameplay rather than to the user directly
D) Sound designed to change, either in response to the user, or in response to changes in gameplay environment

Question 6

How would you describe adaptive audio?

A) A sound event that occurs in response to the player directly
B) Sound that changes as the game changes
C) Sound in the game environment in reaction to gameplay rather than to the user directly
D) Sound designed to change, either in response to the user, or in response to changes in gameplay environment

Question 7

How could background ambience be described?

A) Individual sounds that occur when a character moves around or encounters objects
B) Sounds that the player uses to view status
C) Sounds that the player uses to change settings
D) Sound that creates the setting and mood in which the action takes place

Question 8

How could foreground sounds be described?

A) Individual sounds that occur when a character moves around or encounters objects
B) Sounds that the player uses to view status
C) Sounds that the player uses to change settings
D) Sound that creates the setting and mood in which the action takes place

Question 9

How could interface sounds be described?

A) Individual sounds that occur when a character moves around or encounters objects
B) Sounds that the player uses to view settings
C) Sounds that the player uses to change settings that creates the setting and mood in which the action takes place
D) Sounds that are notifications of change in status

Question 10

What are open, uncompressed audio file formats?

A) Linear pulse-code modulation (PCM) audio
B) A file that contains more than a single channel
C) Formats that take up less data space but lose audio quality in the process
D) Microsoft's closed source alternative to MP3

Question 11

What are interleaving audio file formats?

A) Linear pulse-code modulation (PCM) audio
B) A file that contains more than a single channel
C) Formats that take up less data space but lose audio quality in the process
D) Microsoft's closed source alternative to MP3

Question 12

What are open, compressed audio file formats?

A) Linear pulse-code modulation (PCM) audio
B) A file that contains more than a single channel
C) Formats that take up less data space but lose audio quality in the process
D) Microsoft's closed source alternative to MP3

Question 13

Which is the best description of WMA (Windows Media Audio) proprietary audio file format?

A) Microsoft's closed source alternative to MP3
B) Developed by Apple for use in music downloaded from their iTunes Music Store
C) The standard used by Sun's version of Unix and Java
D) The new Apple-based format in Logic Pro

Question 14

Which is the best description of AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) proprietary audio file format?

A) Microsoft's closed source alternative to MP3
B) Developed by Apple for use in music downloaded from their iTunes Music Store
C) The standard used by Sun's version of Unix and Java
D) The new Apple-based format in Logic Pro

Question 15

Describe a hardware space budget.

A) Physical memory for a game
B) Every sound that occurs in a game
C) Road map to keep on track during the development process
D) A game design

Question 16

Describe an asset list.

A) Physical memory for a game
B) Every sound that occurs in a game
C) Road map to keep on track during the development process
D) A game design

Question 17

A One Shot file could be described as a file that?

A) Can be of foreground local sound effects
B) Can be background ambient material
C) Plays only one time when it is triggered
D) Is essential because games are often indeterminate with regards to time

Question 18

What is the purpose of a codec?

A) Road map to keep on track during the development process
B) Physical memory for a game
C) A game design
D) A specialized piece of code than runs on software or hardware to decompress the file

Question 19

To what does reverberation refer?

A) Results from a sound bouncing off every available surface
B) Involves creating a new sound from a combination of sounds
C) Sounds that enter from one side of the screen and exit on the other
D) Special recording techniques

Question 20

To what does sound layering refer?

A) Results from a sound bouncing off every available surface
B) Involves creating a new sound from a combination of sounds
C) Sounds that enter from one side of the screen and exit on the other
D) Special recording techniques

Question 21

To what does 3d sound refer?

A) Results from a sound bouncing off every available surface
B) Involves creating a new sound from a combination of sounds
C) Sounds that enter from one side of the screen and exit on the other
D) Special recording techniques