Gamedesign Task 1 for Ian by Liam Oven
- 1. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games IG2 Task 1 1 Produce a glossary of terms specific to the methods and principles of Video Game Design and Video Game Terms. Using a provided template, you must research and gather definitions specific to provided glossary terms. Any definitions must be referenced with the URL link of the website you have obtained the definition. You must also, where possible, provide specific details of how researched definitions relate to your own production practice. Name: Liam Oven RESEARCHED DEFINITION (provide short internet researched definition and URL link) DESCRIBE THE RELEVANCE OF THE RESEARCHE D TERM TO YOUR OWN PRODUCTIO N PRACTICE? IMAGE SUPPORT (Provide an image and/or video link of said term being used in a game) VIDEO GAMES / VIDEO GAME TESTIN G Demo Demo is short for demonstration, URL: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/demo The game demo is the free distributed piece of the upcoming or recently released video game., URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_demo Demo is bas ically a short preview of the game which you get to play. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_CSJM0oaQI Beta The be ta is the third s tage of most s oftware’s not only vi deo games, URL: https ://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081019143302AAIBse Y A Computer Beta is a quality control technique in which hardware or software is subject to trial, URL: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/beta+test The beta is bas ically you can play the game but i t i s n’t fully compl ete yet and i t will have bugs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCGq3_3iKv4 Alpha A very early version of the software product that may not contain all of the features that are being planned for the final version. Typically, software, URL: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/alpha_version.html The alpha is bas ically a beta but only available for tes ters, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VWnQHS-ffs
- 2. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games IG2 Task 1 2 developers and investors. Pre-Alpha Pre Alpha is a mega early version of the game before anything i s finalized, URL: http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/440511.page Pre a l pha re fers to a ll the a ctivity that happens during the software’s development before the testing, URL: http://eloisecorke.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/definition-pre-alpha-alpha-and- beta/ The pre-alpha i s for testing the game before the beta or alpha. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oL7_Bc88OM Gold Gone Gold means the creation of the game has been completed, URL: https ://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060920181003AANDTle Gone gold is when the game is completed and i s being released to the public. Thi s game has just been completed Debug Debug means removing errors, bugs or abnormalities, URL: http://www.techopedia.com/definition/16373/debugging Locating a fixing bugs, URL: http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/definition/debugging Debug means removing bugs and gl i tches from the game. Debugging a game
- 3. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games IG2 Task 1 3 Automatio n Meaning is making anything work automatically or automating something, URL: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automation Automation i s when you make something move or compl ete ta sks on its once without human interaction. Thi s is a automation car White-Box Testing Meaning This is used to find internal functionalities of software like condi tional loops, statement coverage. It is mainly done by the Developers, URL: http://www.answers.com/Q/What_is_black_box_testing_and_white_box_te s ting White box tes ting i s where developers fix problems with the game i solating the game from anyone. example of white box tes ting Bug Al so known as a glitch a bug is just something that is wrong in a game, URL: https ://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080622111127AAsXob5 A bug i s something tha t i sn’t meant to be in the game or affects the game in a bad way. He re ’s a n e xample of a bug/glitch
- 4. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games IG2 Task 1 4 GAME ENGINE S GAME ENGINE S Vertex Shader Offers graphics application programmer flexibility in rendering an image. The vertex shader is used to transform the attributes of vertices (points of a triangle) such as color, texture, position and direction from the original color space to the display space. It allows the original objects to be distorted or reshaped in any manner, URL: http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/53754/vertex-shader Vertex shader i s where you trans form an image to become more vertical and makes to image more original. Thi s was created with the vertex shader Pixel Shader The pixel shader is another programmable function that allows flexibility in shading an individual pixel, URL: http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Pixel+shader The pixel shader adds more depth to an image making it more vi sual appealing with more colour variation. Example of the pixel shader Post Processing Is used in the video/film business for quality-improvement image processing (specifically digital image processing) methods used in video playback devices, (such as stand-alone DVD-Video players), and video players software and transcoding software. It is also commonly used in real-time 3D rendering (such as in video games) to add additional effects, URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_post-processing Pos t processing gives to image more l ight and brightens the image which gives the effect of more deta il. Example of post processing
- 5. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games IG2 Task 1 5 Rendering Rendering is the process of generating an image from a model by means of computer software. Rendering is used in architecture, simulators, video games, movies and television visual effects and design visualization, URL: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?id=17940930&siteID=1231 12 Rendering is where you create your video or image. Example of rendering Normal Map It is used to add details without using more polygons. A common use of this technique is to greatly enhance the appearance and details of a low polygon model by generating a normal map from a high polygon model or height map, URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_mapping Normal map is where you add more deta il or make your image smoother. example of normal map Entity entity is a dynamic object such as a non-player character or item, URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity An enti ty i s any object within the game. Example of entity engine
- 6. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games IG2 Task 1 6 UV Map UV mapping is the 3D modelling process of making a 2D image representation of a 3D model's surface, URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UV_mapping UV Map al lows you to see more of an image giving it more deta il and al lowing you to edi t more. Example of UV-Map Procedural Texture A procedural texture is a computer-generated image created using an algorithm intended to create a realistic representation of natural elements such as wood, marble, granite, metal, stone, and others, URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procedural_texture Al lows to creator to add more realism to an image. Example of Procedural Texture Physics involves the introduction of the laws of physics into a simulation or game engine, particularly in 3D computer graphics, for the purpose of making the effects appear more real to the observer, URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_physics Introduce laws of phys ics to the game. Example of Game engine physics
- 7. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games IG2 Task 1 7 Collision Collision detection algorithmically calculates impact time by identifying two or more object intersection points. Collision detection is also a virtual interface that determines user and object distance for collision prevention. Collision detection is a key 3-D component associated with robotics, video games and physical simulation, URL: http://www.techopedia.com/definition/4778/collision-detection Detect when something col l ides with something el se. Example of Collision Lighting is the rendering of computer graphics scenes by using lighting calculations done in a larger dynamic range. This allows preservation of details that may be lost due to limiting contrast ratios. Video games and computer-generated movies and special effects benefit from this as it creates more realistic scenes than with the more simplistic lighting models used, URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-dynamic-range_ rendering Lighting i s used to represent a l ight effect of a object like the sun of a l ight bulb Example of lighting AA – Anti- Aliasing Anti-Aliasing can detect these edges and smooth them out using a quick scan of them, URL: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100420031929AAO N6YB Anti -Aliasing smooth’s edges out. Example of Anti-Aliasing
- 8. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games IG2 Task 1 8 LoD – Level of Detail Level of detail is a general design term for video game landscapes in which closer objects are rendered with more polygons than objects that are farther away, URL: http://www.techopedia.com/definition/11791/level-of-detail-lod LoD i s where you edi t landscape. Example of Level of Detail Animation A simulation of movement created by displaying a series of pictures, or frames, URL: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/animation.html Animation is when you make an image move. Example of Animation Sprite A sprite is a bitmap graphic that is designed to be part of a larger scene. It can either be a static image or an animated graphic, URL: http://www.techterms.com/definition/sprite A spri te is a image which can be used in a game. Example of a Sprite
- 9. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games IG2 Task 1 9 Scene A part of a story, movie or play, URL: http://www.merriam-webster. com/dictionary/scene A s cene is a picture. Example of a scene Library A collection of software routines that programmers incorporate into their applications. The library routines are linked into the program when it is compiled. See class library, URL: http://www.yourdictionary.com/library A l ibrary i s a place to store l inks and files. Example of a library UI Means in which a person controls a software application or hardware device. A good user interface provides a "user-friendly" experience, allowing the user to interact with the software or hardware in a natural and intuitive way, URL: http://www.techterms.com/definition/user_interface The UI i s something control led by the computer. Example of UI
- 10. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games IG2 Task 1 10 Frames In video and animation, a single image in a sequence of images. See under FPS, URL: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/F/frame.html Frames is how many times the s creen swaps frames per second (FPS). Example of frames Concept Where concepts are entities that exist in the brain, URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept A concept is a way of doing something. example of a concept Event is an action or occurrence detected by the program that may be handled by the program, URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_(computing) A event i s a planned action. Example of a in game event
- 11. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games IG2 Task 1 11 Path finding The plotting, by a computer application, of the shortest route between two points. It is a more practical variant on solving mazes, URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathfinding A path finder i s l ike a sat nav for a game which shows you the fasted way of getting to your des tination. Example of Path finder