A game tester is testing a role-playing game and notices that the sound of a sword hitting a shield is played as a dull thud instead of a metallic clang. The audio asset file is confirmed to be correct. What is the most likely cause and defect category?

The audio is clipped, causing a distorted audio defect

The audio is out of sync, causing a synchronization defect

The audio is missing, causing a missing audio defect

The wrong audio asset is assigned to the collision event, causing an incorrect audio defect

A game tester is testing a racing game and finds that the engine sound for a car is the same for all gears, even though the audio design specifies different pitches for each gear. The sound is clear and not distorted. What is the most likely defect category and why?

Synchronization defect, because the audio does not change with the gear

Missing audio defect, because the gear-specific sounds are not played

Content defect, because the wrong engine sound is used

Quality defect, because the audio is not mixed correctly

A game tester is evaluating a mobile game and finds that the background music continues to play during a phone call interruption, making it hard to hear the caller. The game is paused, but the music is not. What is the most likely impact and defect category?

Players will be annoyed and may stop playing, a quality defect

Players will hear the wrong music, a content defect

Players will miss the phone call, a synchronization defect

Players will experience audio clipping, a quality defect

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Types of Defects in Sound Content CT-GAME Practice Questions (Page 2)

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6foundation · easy
Which of the following is a common example of a sound defect?
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7expert · hard
A game tester is testing a role-playing game and notices that the sound of a sword hitting a shield is played as a dull thud instead of a metallic clang. The audio asset file is confirmed to be correct. What is the most likely cause and defect category?
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8expert · hard
A game tester is testing a racing game and finds that the engine sound for a car is the same for all gears, even though the audio design specifies different pitches for each gear. The sound is clear and not distorted. What is the most likely defect category and why?
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9expert · hard
A game tester is evaluating a mobile game and finds that the background music continues to play during a phone call interruption, making it hard to hear the caller. The game is paused, but the music is not. What is the most likely impact and defect category?
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10application · medium
A tester notices that in a role-playing game, the voice-over for a non-player character (NPC) says the wrong line of dialogue, referencing an event that has not yet occurred in the story. What type of sound defect is this?
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Questions 6–10

Which of the following is a common example of a sound defect?

A game tester is testing a role-playing game and notices that the sound of a sword hitting a shield is played as a dull thud instead of a metallic clang. The audio asset file is confirmed to be correct. What is the most likely cause and defect category?

A game tester is testing a racing game and finds that the engine sound for a car is the same for all gears, even though the audio design specifies different pitches for each gear. The sound is clear and not distorted. What is the most likely defect category and why?

A game tester is evaluating a mobile game and finds that the background music continues to play during a phone call interruption, making it hard to hear the caller. The game is paused, but the music is not. What is the most likely impact and defect category?

A tester notices that in a role-playing game, the voice-over for a non-player character (NPC) says the wrong line of dialogue, referencing an event that has not yet occurred in the story. What type of sound defect is this?

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