sounds in games

A.      Sound designer/engineers communicate what the producer or director wants the audience to feel or experience by adding certain sounds to portray a certain mood like thunder and lightning for fear and ocean sounds and wind sounds for relaxation or the instrument triangle to portray that a character has had an idea there can even be intense music to build suspension.

Sonic hedgehog

The sonic hedgehog game music is so unique that it is used throughout the game. When playing this game and you hear the music sound it demonstrates an adventuress mood that you feel more curious to carry on with the game. Also when hearing the sound you become more alive as the music sound uses different tones to try and engaged you with the game.

The sonic hedgehog music is so enjoyable it gives a fast and addictive vibe.

I think from my opinion the game maker was very successful in using the music sound in order to make the game enjoyable and more fun in addition to this when am engaging with the game I don’t feel any type of boredness.

Mass effect 3 leaving earth

Leaving earth music sound is so iconic when playing the game you feel some type of emotions towards the game. The music sound itself envy’s as if something has come to an end making you sympathy with the game. The makers of this game were very successful in controlling the way you look at the game in the sense of having emotions. It’s really heart-warming to look at this game and think it can change your mood.

GRAND THEFT AUTO (GTAIV)

GRAND THEFT AUTO or GTA music is so different to other previous versions. When playing this game you feel some type of way towards the game which is good emotions.

In my opinion I would properly say that GRAND THEFT AUTO music sound is quite energetic and demonstrates adventures feeling. Playing the game and also hearing the music sound in the background   gives the gamer a sense of as if you are untouchable and on top of the world.

I think the makers of this game where very genius and successful in inputting the music in the game.

Battlefield 4

Battlefield theme songs is so distinctive that it plays with you emotions. If you look at the game in some missions you feel so emotionally upsetting then when you hear the theme sound it completes changes you emotions it gives the gamer some type of revenge mood and listing closely to the music sound it feels like as if everything is going so fast. The creators of this game were very victorious in change the emotions of gamer and I think in my opinion this is so unique.

B. sound is important in games as it can make you feel a part of the game it can get the player zoned in like for example if a car drives back in a game it gets louder as the car gets closer and the sound fades away the further the car goes this makes the player feel as if he/she is inside of the game without sound a game will not be the same

C. wave form is a curve showing the shape of a wave at a given time.

     Wave length the distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave.
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      Amplitude the maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium.
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  Frequency the rate at which something occurs over a particular period of time or in a given sample.
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  Pitch the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone
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  Hertz the SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second.
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   The decibel (dB) is used to measure sound level, but it is also widely used in electronics, signals and communication. The dB is a logarithmic way of describing a ratio. The ratio may be power, sound pressure, voltage or intensity or several other things.
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d. Foley is the when everyday sounds are remade for example rain this can be remade by a recording of water most of what you hear in films is not actually what you hear they can recreate any sound even squeaky doors and breaking glass. Foley is also known as artificial sounds sounds are recreated somewhere else and imputed into a clip.

Sakariye Ahmed

Btec level 3 games design

Unit 78 digital graphics for computer games

Generating Concept Art and Creating Digital Graphics for Computer Game Graphics

Own brief

I am going to make a 2d platform game that has some sort of maze inside of It. The genre am going to be using is sci fi with aspects of puzzle and maths to it I want my game to be mentally challenging and to push the minds of the users that play it. The artistic style I am going to be using is abstract as I am making the characters and I don’t want them to look like anything from real life.

Some of the other artistic styles aren’t compatible with 2d games for example cell shading which is used to make 3d characters look more cartoony which can be used on a 2d character but won’t look good at all. My target age range is people from the ages of 12 until 25 as these people can play video games and mostly have the mind capacity to navigate through puzzles,mazes and maths questions. Also this age range tend to enjoy sci fi related games more they also enjoy video games more and are most likely to play games on a daily basis for at least an hour. I want the puzzle part of the game to be something the player has to put together to solve a mystery i also want equations to be imputed into the game at some stage to continue. I want the game to have a reward system for example if you solve a maths problem you get a trophy or even if you pass a particularly hard level for the player to get a trophy or experience points. I also need to look into the text there is going to be in the game like the title or where it says what level you're on to be linked with the game or have some sort of sci fi aspect to it.

I Also have to look for inappropriate content as i want the pegi rating to be as low as possible to appeal to a wider variety of people so we can generate as much sales as possible if the age rating is 16 any one from the ages of 0 to 16 will not be able to play and that could be millions of possible sales.


client brief

I have to make a 2d platform game that's maze for my client. The genre for the game is sci fi with puzzle and maths parts of the game. I have to pick the artistic style and in my opinion the best artistic style for this type of game is cell shading as you can use some thing like photo realism on a 2d game. I wont be using more than 5 Mb to make the game as it doesn't require too much space as 3d games are normally larger I also have to create a 3 part story for the game.I also have to consider where i place objects or characters on the screen I want to use the rule of thirds which will make the game more aesthetically pleasing. There will not be any ethical issues with my game as all the characters are abstract which means they do not represent any thing from real life and i also cant be liable as my characters are abstract so i cant be showing anyone in a bad image.


I have to make sure my game is not too similar too any other games as there are copyright laws which means the exclusive and assignable legal right given to the originator for a fixed number of years to print, publish,perform, film or record literary,artistic, or musical material.

My target audience is teenagers especially students as they are most likely to play video games which makes them more likely to come across my game so I have to make sure they would be satisfied with the game.

Sakariye Ahmed

Btec level 3 games design

Unit 78 digital graphics for computer games

Generating Concept Art and Creating Digital Graphics for Computer Game Graphics

Own brief

  I have to make a 2d platform game that's maze . the genre is scifi with puzzle and  maths parts to it. The artistic style for the game is cell shading as this is more compatible with 2d games my aim is to use maximum 5 MB I also have to create a three part story for the game.The target audience intended for this game is people from the age range of 16 to 25 as these people tend to enjoy scifi related games and or movies they also enjoy video games and are most likely to have games consoles or spend more than 1 hour per day playing games. I will want the puzzle part to be something like a maze and the maths part to be you have to solve an equation to pass on to the next level. I also am going to make the game with some sort of reward system with achievements when the player does certain things or gets to a certain level and I want to make it challenging so the player enjoys it more. the text in the game also needs to be right as it will affect the overall look.

I am going to make a 2d platform game that has some sort of maze inside of It. The genre am going to be using is sci fi with aspects of puzzle and maths to it I want my game to be mentally challenging and to push the minds of the users that play it. The artistic style I am going to be using is abstract as I am making the characters and I don’t want them to look like anything from real life. Some of the other artistic styles aren’t compatible with 2d games for example cell shading which is used to make 3d characters look more cartoony which can be used on a 2d character but won’t look good at all.

Unit 78 Digital Graphics for Computer Games

Legal and Ethical 

 Exercise 

1 Copyright law

copy right is when the law of a country gives the creator of an original piece of work whether it’s a game or song exclusive rights for its use and distribution this is usually for a set period of time and even while under copyright laws there is fair use. Fair use is when copyrighted material can be used with very strict limits copy right is not absolute but no one can take your work and pass it of as their own. Copy right was created on January 1^st 1978. Copyright usually lasts from when the moment the piece of work is created until 70 years after the author’s death. If someone was to create a game this would protect their design for characters and levels and the main plot for the game.

2 Pegi

Pegi is a company that puts age restrictions on games based on their content before a game is released it goes through them and they view the content to search for content inappropriate for younger people. If a game has no adult content they will give it a lower age rating as it is safe for younger users to play but if it has adult content they will give it a higher age rating as to prevent children from viewing content that they shouldn’t. It is a European company and only puts age restrictions on European games.

3 Equality and diversity

The equality act 2010 the equality act became a law in October 2010 it protects people against discrimination in the work place and wider society it sets out the different ways that it is unlawful to treat someone.

4

a.)     Bbca British board of film classification

This is the British company that puts age restrictions on films they watch the film and scan it for its content looking for anything inappropriate depending on what they find they put a certain age on it for example if they put 18 a film is meant for adults and if it says u it is universal and can be viewed by all age groups.

b.)    ASA advertising standards authority

The advertising standards authority (ASA) regulate all adverts for all media they apply the advertising codes that are written by the committees of advertising practise.

5

Libel

A published fake statement that is corrupting someone’s reputation.

client brief

I have to make a 2d platform game that's maze or scrolled for my client. The genre for the game is scifi with puzzle/ maths parts of the game. I have to pick the artistic style and in my opinion the best artistic style for this type of game is cell shading as you can use some thing like photo realism on a 2d game. I wont be using more than 5 Mb to make the game as it doesn't require too much space as 3d games are normally larger I also have to create a 3 part story for the game.I also have to consider where i place objects or characters on the screen I want to use the rule of thirds which will make the game more aesthetically pleasing.


own brief

I have to make a 2d platform game that's maze . the genre is scifi with puzzle and  maths parts to it. The artistic style for the game is cell shading as this is more compatible with 2d games my aim is to use maximum 5 MB I also have to create a three part story for the game.The target audience intended for this game is people from the age range of 16 to 25 as these people tend to enjoy scifi related games and or movies they also enjoy video games and are most likely to have games consoles or spend more than 1 hour per day playing games. I will want the puzzle part to be something like a maze and the maths part to be you have to solve an equation to pass on to the next level. I also am going to make the game with some sort of reward system with achievements when the player does certain things or gets to a certain level and I want to make it challenging so the player enjoys it more. the text in the game also needs to be right as it will affect the overall look.

Level 3 games design

unit 78 digital graphics for computer games design 

computer game graphics

Print media graphics

print media graphics is art used to advertise a product for example if a new game is made a graphics designer will be hired to design a fancy and eye catching cover for it or even a poster.

in game graphics

in game graphics are graphics used inside a game like the background such as the walls or the characters the texture of objects inside the game anything you see in the game are in game graphics except for text.

concept art graphics 

 art concept art is a form of illustration used to convey an idea for use in films, video games, animation, comic books, or other media before it is put into the final product. Concept art is developed in many stages where they further develop the image. The main goal of concept art is to convey a visual representation of a design, idea, and/or mood for use in films.

Graphic specification 

client needs

client needs are meeting what the costumer wants in a product the client needs to get their value for money they need to feel like there money has been well spent. For example if a game says sci fi and has no science fiction it is not meeting the client needs.

audience

each game has a target audience a group of people it is aimed at if a game is aimed at young kids it cant have inappropriate or really graphic content. it can be aimed at adults and then the game can have inappropriate content but it must be labelled over 18.

thumbnail sketching

thumbnail sketching is a sketch literally the size of a thumb nail it can be a bit bigger but has to be relatively small.

visual style

to view my work on visual styles search the link below

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composition 

all the things you need to create you're game the characters the background weapons. it is also the size of the game you also have to think about where youre going to put everything in the game.

typography

the way the text appears for example when the game is loading or you're on the menu bar or even the title of the game.

technical considerations

when creating a game there are a lot of technical aspects you need to consider like the size of the file and will it go well with the console or pc it is intended for.

Unit 20: assignment 1 interactive game platform

unit 20 computer game platform technology 

assignment 1 interactive game platform 

History of games consoles 

Generation 1 

1972- 1977
. atari pong 1972 Atari reaps $3.2 million in earnings for the year
. pong clones 1976
. faichild channel f 1976
. Rca studio 1977

Generation 2
 1976 to 1992
. fair child channel f 2 1979
. Rca studio 2 1977
. atari 2600 1977
. bally astracade 1977
. vc 4000 1978
. magnavox ossydey 2 1978
. intellivision 1980
. v tech creativision 1981
. epoch cassete vision 1981
. arcadia 2001 1982
. atari 5200 1982
. colleco vision 1982
. vectrex 1982

Generation 3 
1983 - 2003
. pv - 1000 1983
, my vision 1983
. video pac g7400 1983
, nintendo entertainment system 1983
. sega sg 1000 1983
. super casette system 1984
, sega master system 1985
. zemmix 1985
. bridge companion 1985
, atari 7800 1986
. family computer disk system 1986
. atari xegs 1987
. commodore 64 games system 1990
. amstrad gx 4000 1990
Generation 4
1987 - 2004
. pc engine turbo grafx- 16 1987
. sega genesis/mega drive  1988
. pc engine 2 super grafx 1989
. neo - geo 1990
. super nes/ super famicom
. commodore cdtv 1991
. turbo duo/ pc engine duo 1991
. sega cd mega cd 1992
. memorex vis 1992
. satella view 1993
. sega 32x 1994
. sega pico 1994
. super a can 1995
Generation 5 
1993 - 2005
. pioneer laser active 1993
. fm towns marty 1993
. atari jaguar 1993
. 3do interactive multiplayer 1993
. amiga cd32 1993
. pc - fx 1994
. neo - geo 1994
. playstation 1994
. sega saturn 1994
. playdia 1994
. cps changer 1994
. apple bandai pippin 1995
. atari jaguar cd 1995
. casio loopy 1995
. nintendo 64 1996
. nintendo 64dd 1999
Generation 6 
1998- 2013
. Dreamcast 1998
. Nuon 2000
. playstation 2 2000  PS2 has sold 21,454,325 units 
. gamecube 2001
. xbox 2001
. ique player 2003
Generation 7 
2005 - 2017
. game wave 2005
. x box 360 2005
. hyper scan 2006
. wii 2006
. playstation 2006
Generation 8
2012 - present
. wii u 2012
. playstation 4 2013
. x box one 2013
Games consoles have come very far since the Atari pong until the play station 4 they had very poor memory it was only set with one game and the main reason there where a lot of sales is because it was the first arcade type game you could play at home now games consoles have a high storage capability they have blue ray disk and now there are 1533 plus games available on the ps4 even before purchasing a new game you can download a demo to see how you like it you can watch movies and shows on you're console they are also hd.