GAMING ARCHITECTURE AND PROGRAMMING (GAP) MAY 2013 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SEMESTER 8

GAMING ARCHITECTURE AND PROGRAMMING (GAP) MAY 2013 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SEMESTER 8

Con.8226-13.                            (REVISED COURSE)                                        GS-3286

                                                           (3 Hours)                                         [Total Marks : 100]

N.B.: (1) Question No.1 is compulsory.
         (2) Attempt any four questions out of remaining six questions.

1. Explain the following in detail(any two) :- [20 Marks]
      (a) Implicit Invocation
      (b) Object factory
      (c) Architectural style

2. (a) Explain different types of game genre with an example. [10 Marks]
    (b) Discuss the contents of game design document. [10 Marks]

3. (a) What do you understand by blue sky research? Why is it dangerous? [10 Marks]
    (b) What are the various phases in game development? State the process, people involved and
          the outcome of each phase. [10 Marks]

4. (a) Identify the tokens of any game of your choice and draw: [10 Marks]
          (i) Token Interaction Matrix
          (ii)Token Class Hierarchy
     (b) Mention the components in the main tiers of game architecture. [10 Marks]

5. (a) What are hard and soft architectures? Which one is preferred for easy maintenance
          and why? [10 Marks]
    (b) Explain game play research. [10 Marks]

6. (a) What are Scripting languages and why are they preferred for game play? [10 Marks]
    (b) What are principles to be followed for effective use of factory method? [10 Marks]

7.  Solve (any four) :- [20 Marks]
      (a) Difference between game and Business application.
      (b) Software factory
      (c) Code priority
      (d) Graphic file formats
      (e) Game display technologies

Gaming architecture and programming question papers for May 2011