Quiz — Evaluate game prototype

E5-Q1 Multiple choice

A small studio is preparing to demonstrate a 3-D game prototype before committing to full production. Which approach best meets the requirement to show the prototype to the right people and seek useful feedback?

Use authorised decision-makers and relevant specialists, then record each source. Show the build only to friends who have not seen it before so their reactions are spontaneous and informal. Ask only the programmer to approve the prototype because a running build proves the concept is ready. Delay all feedback until final art, audio and user interface have been completed for the entire product.

E5-Q2 Fill the gaps

Before a formal prototype review, the developer should verify the so the project opens without missing packages or broken references, document the so reviewers can operate the prototype, select a that shows the core loop and intended scale, and list so reviewers do not mistake prototype limitations for final design decisions.

E5-Q3 Select all that apply

During a review, a lead designer says: “The camera feels bad in the corridor fight.” Which details should be added to turn this into usable production feedback? Select all that apply.

Select all that apply.

The build version and where in the prototype the issue occurred. The observed behaviour, such as clipping through walls or losing sight of enemies. The affected system, severity, suggested action, owner and status. The reviewer’s full personal contact details published in the public issue log. A decision to approve final art style because the comment concerns camera feel. A task called “fix game feel” with no evidence, priority or acceptance criteria.

E5-Q4 Matching

Match each evaluation criterion with the most relevant evidence for judging a complex 3-D game prototype.

Core concept

User-friendliness

Technical feasibility

Asset integration

E5-Q5 Multiple choice

A prototype uses placeholder art but combines gliding, wind simulation and puzzle navigation into a clear risk-reward mechanic. How should creativity be evaluated in this situation?

Judge novelty, coherence, player value and feasibility. Reject the creative value because placeholder assets mean the game cannot yet be judged in any reliable way. Approve the prototype solely because wind simulation is unusual, even if players cannot understand the goal. Evaluate only the concept art, because mechanics are technical features rather than creative design choices.

E5-Q6 Select all that apply

A prototype is intended for short VR training sessions. Trial users can complete combat tasks, but several report discomfort, miss prompts near the edge of view and struggle with controller inputs. Which evaluation considerations are relevant? Select all that apply.

Select all that apply.

Whether the controls are learnable and appropriate for the target VR input device. Whether prompts, feedback and objectives are readable in the headset field of view. Whether comfort, motion and recovery from mistakes are acceptable for the intended session length. Whether accessibility needs such as text size, readability and input effort have been considered. Whether every final high-poly environment asset has already replaced greybox geometry. Whether the game is easy enough that no participant can ever fail a challenge.

E5-Q7 Numerical

In a user trial, 4 out of 7 participants missed the first interaction prompt and required a hint. To one decimal place, what percentage of participants required a hint?

E5-Q8 True or false

If review notes say “three players found the camera difficult,” a competent evaluation should also judge what that evidence means against agreed criteria and decide whether to proceed, change, retest, defer or stop.

True False

E5-Q9 Matching

Match each test type with its purpose when assisting with tests and user trials.

Smoke testing

Functional testing

Regression testing

Compatibility testing

E5-Q10 Multiple choice

A user trial is testing whether new players can discover the controls from in-game prompts. Which facilitation behaviour is most appropriate?

Use the same brief, confirm consent, then observe without hints. Teach the full control scheme to each participant immediately so no one becomes frustrated during the session. Give extra hints to slower participants so all sessions finish in the same time and produce matching results. Change the build settings between participants whenever the first participant finds the task difficult.

E5-Q11 Select all that apply

A tester reports that the prototype sometimes freezes when the player enters a portal. Which information should be included in a useful defect record? Select all that apply.

Select all that apply.

Build version, platform, hardware and relevant input device. Steps to reproduce, expected result and actual result. Frequency, severity, screenshots, logs or crash reports where available. Related scene, script, asset or system, plus owner and status. The participant’s home address and unrelated personal identifiers. A speculative cause recorded as fact without reproduction evidence.

E5-Q12 Fill the gaps

In a change meeting, the team should agree on before choosing a fix, compare solution options against criteria and , record each agreed work item with owner, priority and , and communicate deferred or rejected suggestions to protect the .

E5-Q13 Short answer

After the prototype evaluation, the producer emails that the required personnel accept the evidence, agreed changes, remaining risks and production plan, and authorise the team to move into fuller production. Enter the workplace term for this formal approval.

E5-Q14 Multiple choice

A prototype is endorsed, but it contains duplicated scripts, placeholder assets, hard-coded values and unoptimised materials. What is the best next step before simply expanding content?

Complete a transition review before expanding content. Add all remaining levels directly to the prototype project because the endorsed build should not be changed structurally. Discard all prototype decisions and restart the creative direction from scratch before any production planning. Focus only on marketing screenshots because technical debt can be addressed after release if time remains.

E5-Q15 Select all that apply

A team is turning an endorsed prototype into a complete 3-D game. Which roadmap practices support controlled development? Select all that apply.

Select all that apply.

Use staged milestones such as vertical slice, alpha, beta and release candidate where suitable. Schedule development and testing together rather than leaving all testing until the end. Track dependencies and critical path items that can block later production work. Plan graphics, input, performance and platform needs for the target hardware. Treat endorsement as permission to ignore the prototype baseline and change the target player without approval. Avoid documenting risks because the prototype has already been approved.

E5-Q16 Numerical

A post-endorsement roadmap has these tasks: A: confirm asset pipeline, 4 days. B: refactor prototype controller code, 6 days. C: assemble the vertical slice level, 5 days, and it cannot start until both A and B are complete. D: run the first production playtest, 2 days, and it cannot start until C is complete. What is the minimum project duration in days?

E5-F1 True or false

A prototype can be useful for evaluation even if it uses greybox levels or placeholder assets, provided it clearly demonstrates the core gameplay loop and limitations are explained.

True False

E5-F2 Multiple choice

Which version of feedback is most actionable for a production team?

Build, location, impact and next test are recorded. The camera is described as bad, but the build version, scene location and reproduction conditions are not stated. Everyone will probably dislike the camera, so the art direction should be approved quickly. Make the game look better before any more testing occurs, because polish fixes most feedback problems.

E5-F3 Matching

Match each milestone term with its common meaning.

Vertical slice

Alpha

Beta

Release candidate

E5-F4 Numerical

In a compatibility test, 3 out of 12 sessions crashed on a low-spec target machine. What percentage of sessions crashed? Enter the answer to one decimal place.

E5-F5 Fill the gaps

A strong user trial finding links the trial to the evidence, states a supported , recommends an action, and identifies what should be .