SMC300H1 Lecture : SMC300 - Gaming Networks

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whiteshark471

12 Apr 2012

School

UTSG

Department

St. Michael's College Courses

Course

SMC300H1

Professor

Grimes

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Week 6 - online, multiplayer gaming networks4/9/2012 4:20:00 pm. Making vs customizing vs curating s modifying vs remixing vs creating. Philosophical and pragmatic implication, informs which activities are deemed legitimate also definitions in flux. Digital games and communities; play often creative practice, play and creation, play nd production. Industry rely on independent producers, immaterial labor of players, ongoing control over distribution indie scene thriving, gamers empowered group. Magic circle: play occur within it, separate game/activity being played from serious every day life, drawn in time and space temporarily, inside new made-up set of rules to which everyone buys in. Play = deeply important and meaningful, sharing suspension of disbelief, co-creation of imaginary shared universe, culture generating. Taylor player to create character, time to develop, labor and qualities, accomplishments owners provide raw materials for participator space but only through labor of players that dynamic ids created, comm grow. Beta-playtesting, modding communities r&d, new talent, wikis and walkthroughs, gamelore.

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34. A committee created for a specific short-term purpose is called a(n) _____.

a.	task force
b.	standing committee
c.	ad hoc committee
d.	informal group
e.	organic structure

35. All of the managerial activities in which managers engage for the purpose of creating goods and services are known as ____ management.

a.	personnel
b.	operations
c.	production
d.	site
e.	plant

36. To produce a BMW sport-utility vehicle, an operations manager must engage in all of the following activities except

a.	recruiting human resources.
b.	controlling product quality.
c.	the effective use of planning.
d.	inventory management.
e.	controlling production costs.

37. A set of activities intended to identify new ideas and technical advances that may result in new goods and services is called _____.

a.	research and development
b.	operations management
c.	design planning
d.	product design
e.	horizon planning

38. When Panasonic improves the sound, clarity, and ease of operation offered by its DVD player, it is

a.	shortening its product life cycle.
b.	extending its basic research.
c.	redistributing its product.
d.	refining its existing product.
e.	reducing the DVD playerâs functionality.

39. When Taco Bell determines what different food items it will offer on its menu and how many it will offer, it is deciding its _____.

a.	capacity
b.	design planning
c.	product design
d.	product life cycle
e.	product line

40. The objective of ____ is to decide on the amount of products or services each facility will produce during a specified period of time.

a.	design planning
b.	strategic planning
c.	operational planning
d.	capacity planning
e.	output specification

41. _____ consists of all the activities involved in obtaining required materials, supplies, components and parts from other firms.

a.	Inventory scheduling
b.	Purchasing
c.	Operational planning
d.	Scheduling
e.	Product design

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Pixel Studio, Inc., is a small company that creates computer-generated animations for films and television. Much of the companyâs work consists of short commercials for television, but the company also does realistic computer animations for special effects in movies. The young founders of the company have become increasingly concerned with the economics of the businessâparticularly since many competitors have sprung up recently in the local area. To help understand the companyâs cost structure, an activity-based costing system has been designed. Three major activities are carried out in the company: animation concept, animation production, and contract administration. The animation concept activity is carried out at the contract proposal stage when the company bids on projects. This is an intensive activity that involves individuals from all parts of the company in creating story boards and prototype stills to be shown to the prospective client. Once a project is accepted by the client, the animation goes into production and contract administration begins. Almost all of the work involved in animation production is done by the technical staff, whereas the administrative staff is largely responsible for contract administration. The activity cost pools and their activity measures are listed below: Activity Cost Pool Activity Measure Activity Rate Animation concept Number of proposals $ 6,400 per proposal Animation production Minutes of completed animation $ 7,000 per minute Contract administration Number of contracts $ 6,400 per contract These activity rates include all of the companyâs costs, except for the costs of idle capacity and organization-sustaining costs. There are no direct labor or direct materials costs. Preliminary analysis using these activity rates has indicated that the local commercial segment of the market may be unprofitable. This segment is highly competitive. Producers of local commercials may ask three or four companies like Pixel Studio to bid, which results in an unusually low ratio of accepted contracts to bids. Furthermore, the animation sequences tend to be much shorter for local commercials than for other work. Since animation work is billed at fairly standard rates according to the running time of the completed animation, this means that the revenues from these short projects tend to be below average. Data concerning activity in the local commercial market appear below: Activity Measure Local Commercials Number of proposals 27 Minutes of completed animation 15 Number of contracts 7 The total sales from the 10 contracts for local commercials was $230,000. Required: 1. Determine the cost of serving the local commercial market. 2. Prepare a report showing the margin earned serving the local commercial market. (Remember, this company has no direct materials or direct labor costs.)

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Pixel Studio, Inc., is a small company that creates computer-generated animations for films and television. Much of the companyâs work consists of short commercials for television, but the company also does realistic computer animations for special effects in movies. The young founders of the company have become increasingly concerned with the economics of the businessâparticularly since many competitors have sprung up recently in the local area. To help understand the companyâs cost structure, an activity-based costing system has been designed. Three major activities are carried out in the company: animation concept, animation production, and contract administration. The animation concept activity is carried out at the contract proposal stage when the company bids on projects. This is an intensive activity that involves individuals from all parts of the company in creating story boards and prototype stills to be shown to the prospective client. Once a project is accepted by the client, the animation goes into production and contract administration begins. Almost all of the work involved in animation production is done by the technical staff, whereas the administrative staff is largely responsible for contract administration. The activity cost pools and their activity measures are listed below: Activity Cost Pool Activity Measure Activity Rate Animation concept Number of proposals $ 6,900 per proposal Animation production Minutes of completed animation $ 8,000 per minute Contract administration Number of contracts $ 7,400 per contract These activity rates include all of the companyâs costs, except for the costs of idle capacity and organization-sustaining costs. There are no direct labor or direct materials costs. Preliminary analysis using these activity rates has indicated that the local commercial segment of the market may be unprofitable. This segment is highly competitive. Producers of local commercials may ask three or four companies like Pixel Studio to bid, which results in an unusually low ratio of accepted contracts to bids. Furthermore, the animation sequences tend to be much shorter for local commercials than for other work. Since animation work is billed at fairly standard rates according to the running time of the completed animation, this means that the revenues from these short projects tend to be below average. Data concerning activity in the local commercial market appear below: Activity Measure Local Commercials Number of proposals 18 Minutes of completed animation 9 Number of contracts 10 The total sales from the 10 contracts for local commercials was $270,000.

1a. Determine the cost of serving the local commercial market.

1b. Prepare a report showing the margin earned serving the local commercial market. (Remember, this company has no direct materials or direct labor costs.)

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