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.

unit 78 graphics for computer games

exercise 4 

understanding different types of digital graphics 

file extension

file extensions are the end of the file that helps identify the type of files in operating systems such as Microsoft windows in Microsoft windows the file name extension is a period that is often followed by three characters. But may also be 1,2 or 4 characters long.


image compression 

Image compression is when you save an image but use less space than it normally takes. It takes less space without compromising the quality of the image. It comes as the original then it is compressed and then restored so it doesn't loose any integrity and is smaller than the original.

Image capture 

This is the act of taking a picture when you take a picture you are capturing an image it is the process of obtaining a digital image from a vision sensor it usually involves a hardware interface known as a frame grabber which captures single frames of video an example of this is to the right . also taking a screen shot is a type of image capture as you are capturing an image and adding it to a memory bank.

optimising 

 Optimising your images for the web allows you to have 2000 * 2000 pixels and 600 KB in order to ensure page speeds are consistently good across all devices it utilises responsive images which means only the size of the image required to load. The image to the right is 

gaming platforms

arcade 

arcade games are coin based unless they've been modified which means you have to pay to play they mostly have old games like tetras or pac man  the machines are also old and can be expensive.l

console

consoles are fun and i particularly enjoy them as you can play with youre friends if you have multiplke controlers 

Pac man new story line 

beginning 

 one of the ghosts kicks off with PAC man because he walked through it and ever since that day they've been opposites at war whenever the ghosts see pac man they gang up on him and try to eat him while hes just going about his business trying to eat food they want to stop him from eating so he doesn't get bigger than them so they do everything in there power to stop him. 

middle

pac man is given the opportunity to fight back when he is given special chips that if he eats the ghosts become his prey. there is a limited amount and they are scattered all over the map he has to use them strategically and only use them when he is in serous danger. He is also given a teleportation portal which he can use to escape but the ghosts can also use them pac man eats all the food and consistently beets the ghosts.

end 

pac man continues to beat the ghosts but they have nibbled him a few times one more time and he is dead they keep trying to corner him and he has to do everything in his power to avoid around there tricks. he has used up all off his special chips and is restricted to using the teleportation machine and common sense to dodge them he eats the final chip and defeats them.

pixel 

A pixel is a small part of a picture when added with other parts it creates an image the more pixels there are the clearer and sharper the image the less pixels the picture looks more fake.A pixel is represented by a small square or dot on a computer or monitor display they are the building blocks of digital images.

raster 

raster graphics make up most of what you see on your computer all they are made up of grid pixels commonly referred to as bitmap raster images and vector images are both made up of pixels but if you zoom into a raster image you can see the pixels if you zoom into a vector image it will look the same. Raster images has a specific amount of pixels so when you zoom in without changing the amount of pixels it will look blurry.

vector 

vector images are still pixel based but rather than having a fixed amount of pixels there can be more or less so when you zoom in it still looks the same and is still clear. vector images can be scaled and printed at any size without loosing any quality a great example of the difference

between vector and raster images is the picture to the right.

BMP

The bmp file format is also known as bitmap is a raster graphics image file format used to store bitmap digital images.The BMP format is mostly used for raster graphic format dor saving image files.

GIF

A lossless format for image files that supports animated and graphic images. GMP is mostly used for images on the web and for sprites in software programs.

TIFF

Is a format for digital files also tiff files can be saved in a variety of colour formats and in various forms of compression. TIFF can be used for lossless compression so it wont take a lot off space and wont lose any integrity. 

JPG

A format for compressing image files and is the most common for storing and transmitting photographic images on the internet.

PSD

Is the digital format that Photoshop uses for saving data it also allows the user to work with images even after the file has been saved.

WMF

Is a file extension for a graphics file used with Microsoft windows wmf files can contain both vector and bitmap image formation. Essentially a WMF file stores a list of functional calls that have to be issued to the windows.

FLA

The fla file format is the master document format for flash products.The information in the file consists of vector image data for use in animations and timeless used to control animation playback and audio.

AL
AL stands for abode illustrator represents single page vector drawings. 

Computer game graphics

1 pixel art 

Pixel art is a form of digital art where images are made and edited at pixel level using a graphics editing software it can make the image look dotted. What defines pixel art is its unique visual style where individual pixels serve as building block its like making a picture out of Lego. A pixel is a small part of a picture added up with other parts to form an image the more pixels the clearer and sharper the image the less pixels the worse the image.

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2 concept

 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.

3 texture art 
Texture art is when you use colours and other types or art like photo realism to for example make a wall look like its made out of bricks or colour something a greyish silver to make it look like a metal it can imply the feel of something in real life.

4 background graphics
Background graphics is the part of the scene or picture that is the most far away from the viewer like a wall in the background or the sky line even a surface or a colour that is behind something.