How to fail the exam

Paul Taylor 2009

ALLOWABLE MATERIALSProgrammable or non-programmable calculator Unmarked, non-electronic English dictionaryRuler, compass, coloured pencilsStudents permitted to bring a highlighter to highlight exam paper during reading

time. No writing is permitted during this time. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATESThis paper is worth 50% of the assessment in this subject, and students must complete

questions totalling at least 120 marks.Section A is CompulsoryThere are four (4) sections in this paper:

Section A contains fifteen (15) True / False questions and is compulsory. It is worth 15 marks.Section B contains two (2) questions and is compulsory. It is worth 30 marks.

Section B, C and D, students must choose questions totalling at least 60 marks from either or all of these sections.

WARNING: questions in Section D are very difficult!All answers must be in your script books. More credit will be given for completed

questions than for a large number of fragments. Incomplete fragments may be ignored and not marked.

What sorts of games can be built?

Mutators and Total Conversion Mods

What is the original name of Epic?

UnrealScript

• How it compiles and runs• The Architecture of Mods and the Object

Hierarchy• Object and Actors, what is the difference?• What is the ForAll function?

State Based Functionality

• States• Latent Functions

Network Replication

• How it works!!!• When it is used• That’s about all really

Lighting

• Pre or Post rendered?• How is it done?• Light Maps• The four types of light• The four surface properties• Texturing

Materials

• What is a Material• How do textures get applied?

Level Design

• What is the basic process of designing a level?• Artistic• Logical• Geometry• Texturing and Lighting• Zoning• Navigation Paths• Optimisation

Class hierarchies and Architecture

• Know the basic structure of Unreal Class heirachy

• Know how mutators interact with these classes

Zones Portals and AntiPortals

• Occlusion Zones• Know when and where to use them

Your Assignment

• Don’t forget your assignment• Know what worked• What didn’t– How you balanced the game– What worked– What failed

The End

Good Luck!