2D Game Development 2D Game Design and Development 2

Question 1

In a 2D game, what does the term 'sprite' refer to?

Accepted Answer

A 2D bitmap image or animation integrated into a scene

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A physics constraint between two bodies

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A scripting language for game logic

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A type of audio compression format

Question 2

What is a 'tilemap' commonly used for in 2D game development?

Accepted Answer

Building levels from a grid of reusable tile images

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Mapping controller input to actions

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Storing player save data

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Generating procedural audio

Question 3

Which coordinate typically increases downward in most 2D screen coordinate systems?

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The Y axis

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The X axis

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The Z axis

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The W axis

Question 4

What is the main purpose of a 'sprite sheet' (texture atlas)?

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To pack multiple sprites into one image for fewer draw calls

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To store the game's source code

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To define collision physics

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To compress background music

Question 5

In 2D animation, what does 'frame rate' (FPS) measure?

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How many frames are displayed per second

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The number of sprites on screen

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The resolution of textures

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The size of the game window

Question 6

What is 'parallax scrolling' used to achieve in 2D games?

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An illusion of depth by moving background layers at different speeds

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Faster collision detection

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Smaller file sizes for sprites

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Synchronized multiplayer movement

Question 7

Which data structure is most commonly used to represent a 2D level grid?

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A 2D array

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A binary search tree

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A linked list

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A hash set