Reports on theory of digital graphics

Artistic styles used in computer games

Photorealism
This is when a really life person is put into a game. What would happen is the
person would have a picture taken of them and then the video game maker will
take a photo of the person or will use and existing. And then from there the
person will make that person as realistic as possible in the game. This Is seen in
one of the call of duty video game where they have used a picture of Keven
spacey. And then they have made him into the video game. What the video
game maker will try to do is they will try and make the character look as much
like the really thing as they can. One of the main reason that you dont see them
in video game is because they take a long time to make. So the video game
maker will have to add on more time to their video game making proses. And
most video games these days what to get there games out as soon as they can
so you would really see them. But in the video games of to do they are stringing
to be more and more common. Most of the video games that do it are ones that
are rather big or have been a long running game triage. Games such as halo, call
of duty and battlefield they are to very big video games that have been going for
a long time. A lot of video games use motion kaput to make three video games.
So this would be an actor in a studio acting out what their video game character
would be doing in the video game. And this is the kind of thing that you would
see in the big blockbuster moves as well they use a lot of motion capture in their
moves and now it is being put into video games.
Cell-shading
This is a mothered of drawing in video games. What is, is when a video game
designer draws a character and wants to make them look 3D in the video game.
This is done by using different types of colours to make it look 3D. all of the
images that are used with this mothered are all going to be made by drawings
and they want to be photos. You would normal see these in cartoon video games.
So that they have got a way to make their characters to look 3d. the name cell
shading means to shade different parts of the image in a darker colour so that
then it will make it either look like it has a shadow or make it so It looks more
curved. This is so that it makes it look 3D
Abstraction
This is the kind of game that you would call an arcade game. They are the kind of
games in which three isnt really any kind of story line or goal in the game. All it
does is give you different kinds of takes or challenges for you to complete. Most
of the games that are like this are the kind of games that have got really bright
colours and have a lot of different elements going on in them this can be seen in
the game clash of clans. In the game you are there to make your base as strong
as you can so that when people attack they dont take all your gold. In that game
there isnt a story line or an end goal for you to achieve. They are the kind of
games that try and make it so that you can just keep going and going.
Exaggeration Manga
Manga games are the kind of games in which you are set with an avatar which
normal look like a toy dole and you would be asked to either do their hair or
maybe do up their makeup. you might be asked to do it in a way that the games
whats and by doing this you might get in game money or my expanse points.
Most of the kind of games that are like this are rather basic. There wouldnt be
that much going on in the game there might not be even that much movement
going on in the game. The avert that you are controlling would very rely move
and would talk with a speech bubble above there averts head. Most of the
manga game are going to be played on your computer and they would be seen
as little mine games that you would find on places like Facebook. Or maybe some
random free pc game website. The reason for this is because there will be a lot of
clicking and dragging to your characters. They would be things like haircuts or
clothes to then put on your averter. Most of the designs in this game are going
to be 2d very basic and they are all going to be drawings and they want be
based on anyone.
Exaggeration-anima
This is another stale of cartoon in video games. This is the kind of style in which
the averts in the game have got a lot of exaggerated features. So say with the
meals in the video games they would give them small eyes with big mules. And
what this does is give them a certain kind of look that fit in with the anima style.
And this can also be the same with the females in the game. What they would do
with them is they would make it so that they have a really big eyes and then give
them other big body parts as well and this then also fits in with the style of the
game. The video games that they are put into can be a mx of different things.
Like for insets they might be a 3d game in which you can see all around and it all
looks 3d or there might be a 2d side scroller. This can be seen in the Pokmon
games on Nintendo DS. Most of the games that are on the Nintendo are anima
and a large amount of them are 2D side scrollers. Most of the video games that
are like this dont really have any violence or blood in them they try and keep it
so that it is suitable for a younger audience.
2D sprits
In video games that have got 2d sprits you can expect them to be rather simple
games as they wont have as much going on as 3d games. With 2d games you
would normal be playing a side scroller such as Mario. The game Mario in todays
games have got a lot more 3d and have got a lot better but the game used to
just be a simple side scroller. All it used to be was a game in which you had to
get from one side to the other. as the game went on they got a lot harder and lot
more difficult to complete. But there are some 2d games that have a bit more
going on than just going from one side of the map to the other. Like the game
Pokmon in that game for a start you get to also go up and down. But for the
bigger part you get to go all around this world catching theses caterers. And then
using them to battle other people. But what this is, is a 2d game that has got a
lot of different things going on with it. You can also find a lot of these kinds of
games online on random video game websites and on there you can play a lot of
different 2d games.

3D sprites
Most of the video games that are in todays games are 3d games. The biggest
reason for this is because they normal have got a lot of different features going
on with them. They also look a lot better than 2d games the video game Mario
started its life of as a 2d side scroller but now its a 3d animation game where
you can look all around the world and see all of the different things in the games.
The game used to just have you run from one end to the other but now its
different. You still have to get from one end to the other but now you can have
got left and right around corners you can go up and down. You can do all kinds of
things in this game now instead of just going in a start line. There is other game
like this like the game halo that has always been a 3d game and got some other
features to the game it has got thing like you being able to go into 3 rd person
when you play the game. 3d games have a lot a lot of different elements going
on with them. They are normal a lot more fun to play than 2d game just for the
amount of content that they have got in them.
Concept art
When making a video game someone has got to make design the characters that
are going to be in the video game. So that means someone is going to drawing
them and making rough sketchers of them. One of the reasons they do this is so
that they have got a concept of what they are going to look like. And they can do
this for the charters in the game or the setting in the game or the tools or
weapons in the game. In some cases, companies will do few different designs
and then let the game developers to pick which one they like the most and which
one they think would suit best for the game they are making. The different things
that they might change when making the concept art are things like the colour of
an object. Or they could change the weapon that the person is holding. In some
cases, they might even change the gender of a character in the game. There are
many different things that they can change when crating a character. The digest
reason that they do concept art is just to see what they are making looks like.
Weapons
In videos you would often be given a weapon if you are in the right genre. And
they can differ from different things. in the game Mario cart, you would have to
try and win the race and you might be given weapons to help you win the race.
And these things could be shells that you can throw at people that are ahead of
you. Another weapon you might get would be a banana peel now what this does
is when you throw it on the floor and then someone drives over it they would
then spin out of control. So as you can see not all weapons in video games are
violent and very deadly to people some weapons can be fun and chilled friendly.
But in some video games have got weapons that are very child friendly like in
the game Gers or war the mean weapon that you are given is a machine gun
with a chine saw at the end of it. And this Is a lot different than the weapons that
you get in the Mario game. And this weapon is a big reason that the game is
going to be 18+ game because the game you get to use it to kill the people
trying to kill you. But they are both very different then the game Skyrim in that
game you are given swards and shields to play with and in that game you are
given the option to level them up with you and some weapons can be better than
others.

Vehicle
Some video games can give you the option to drive something and this can then
differ from plans all the way down to bicycles. In the games GTA you can drive a
great number of different things and with that you can then change how they
look. With the cars in GTA they can then get a lot of different customisation with
the cars you can change the colour of them for a start. when you then change
the colour of then car you are then also given the option of what thatcher you
would like it to be this can be things like matt or gloss and various different
others. Another game you get to drive a vehicle is the game halo in this game
you get to drive more war orientated vehicles like tanks and gunner helicopters.
Unlike the game GTA where you can pretty much go and get a vehicle whenever
you want you might only get them ones or twice. The online in the game halo
only has a few maps in which you can say fly a helicopter and there is only really
one or two in a game. therefore, you would have to fight people to get them and
when you do get it you are going to be the mean thing that people are going to
try and kill. However, you are going to be much stronger and a lot harder to kill
when you are in the vehicle so you have got that advantage.
Environment
In some video game there might be all kinds of different environments they have
different terrains like in the games Skyrim and GTA IV. In Skyrim it is based in the
midlevel times and there are dragons and skeletons but in the game GTA IV, the
game is set in a city and there are gangs that you have got to fight so the terrain
is very different. In the Skyrim game, you have got to get around the terrain and
you would do this with a horse because back then they wouldnt have had cars
and there are mounts you have got to climb. You would have to go around and go
through different caves, you can go through but in the GTA game you can go
around in a car and fly to the top of big buildings, go in shops and tunnels. So it
shows the difference in different games and just what you have to do to get
around in them. If you want to walk in the games and thats it, then it would take
you a lot longer to travel across different areas and locations in the game so
these games try and make you get some kind of transportation. The terrain can
be dangerous in these kinds of games because in the Skyrim game there can be
people on the way to where you are going that are trying to kill you. You might
have to fight them to get to where you are going and you could also run into a
dragon or a group of skeletons that you might have to fight. This can be the
same with the GTA IV game, you might be driving somewhere that you have to
go and you could run into the police and you would have to fight them to get
passed or you could run into a gang and you would have to fight the terrain in
these games which are rather dangerous.
The objects that are in the Skyrim games are old fashioned and they have
clothes like armour. They also have old posh clothes and they could have a crown
as well but in the GTA IV game, they would normally have just every day clothes
on. Overall there is a plethora of clothes that you could have: suits, army gear or
just the normal clothes in the Skyrim game. If you have your armour, you can
upgrade it and make it stronger and resistant to some attacks when people are
trying to kill you. You might have the weapons that are in the game and they are
a lot different from each other in the GTA IV game; you could have a bat or a
knife or you could have a gun or an RPG as well. They are rather modern
weapons that are normal in this day and age but in the Skyrim, they use things
like swords and shields. You could even have a battle-axe if you wanted or a bow
and arrow. They arent much different than the other games but with GTA, you
can add things to your weapons to make them suit you better. You can kind of do
the same with the weapons in the Skyrim game, you can make them stronger if
you wanted to and you can even make some weapons yourself if you want to
such as a sword and shield.
Texture art
The buildings in video games are the artiest things about them most of the time.
In the Skyrim game, this is a big part because it is set in the olden times and
there are a lot of different castles and buildings that are set in a Nordic theme
but the buildings in the GTA IV are all big skyscrapers and are all very modern
buildings as we see nowadays. In the Skyrim games there are a lot of forests that
you have got to go through and there is a spider and other monsters that you
might have to fight. As well as this, evil people like bandits and thieves you
might also have to fight but in the GTA IV game, there are some forests but not
many that you might have to look out for when you are going though there.
There are more buildings than forests but there is the underground that you
might go through and it could be a gang hide out that you are going to be
walking through. So you would have to look out for this as well. They might try
and kill you in the Skyrim game. The buildings are normally made out of wood
and rock and they look very old.
Walls
When you are playing in a video game a wall can be a lot more helpful then you
might. In the game call of duty, you will be being shot a lot so you would need to
be able to hide behind something and a wall is a good option for this because
then they dont know where you are exactly. But it can also be a good place to
hind but if they know that you are there then they might try and kill you and
shoot though the wall. They may not be able to see you but they can defiantly
shoot you thought it. In some other games the walls that you use to hide can be
destroyed and then you would have nothing to use as cover so you would need
to be go and kill the person or find something else to hide behind. In some
games they might use as wall to show that there is where is where the map ends
and you cant any more onward. And this could be a massive wall that you cant
see past or they might even have an invisible wall that you can see though but
you cant go though. The walls that they use have got to match the environment
that you are in. so say you are playing the Skyrim game and you are in a cave
the cave walls cant all be like a 21st century wall with a lot of graffiti on them
because then it will look out of places. So its got to look a normal cave wall
Forest
Videos normal have got a wide range of different surroundings in them one of
which is a forest. There are many different video games that use this like for
insets the Skyrim game. The Skyrim game is an old fashioned kind of game
where there are knights and dragons so there wouldnt be many towns citys. in
addition to this it means there is going to be a lot more woodland and frost. So
because of this there are going to be many different forest which all have
different things going on with them. Some may have a house in them that you
can go and visit others may have monsters in them that you might have to fight
off. So they have got many different uses in a game like this. Another game that
uses them is the game call of duty. There is a mission in call of duty that has got
you fighting different solders that are trying to kill you. And in the forest they
have planted land mines that you need to avoid and they are all are wearing
forest styled clothing so its harder to see them so you have got to try and find
them and kill them. What the game dose well is they let you use the trees as
cover so you can hide behind them so you not getting shot the hole time. The
game also uses sound effects well in the forest it has got the sound of the wind
going through the trees and the leaves, it has got the sound of twigs drinking as
you run though and the echo of the bullets your firer from your guns. So the forts
are a good part to have in video games they have got a lot to add to them.

Clouds
Most video games will have clouds in them and in the most part they are just
something to look at but in some video games they can be more important. The
game Mario show this well at some point in the game the clouds can have people
riding them and they will try and kill and they will drop all kinds of thing. They
could be things like shells and when they hit you then you lose a life. But you can
also right the clouds but if you get hit then you lose the cloud and then you
would have to walk or run. The benefit of it is that you can complete the level
quicker. Although in other games the clouds can do something else so say you
are playing a flying game and you are flying the plan then you run into a lot of
clouds you wont be able to see where you are going. So you are going to need
to find a way around it or you might crash. They can also be used I another way
in the game Skyrim they use the clouds to hid things. at some point in game they
will ask you to climb a high mountain and when you get close to the top they will
ask you to go through a thick fog of clouds then you get a spell that can make
the clouds diaper so you can see where you are going. So clouds in video games
can be used in many different ways.
In game interfaces
Head up display
In some video game you would be given a display to look at and what it does is
give you feedback about things that you have done. So say you are playing a
game like battlefield and you have your gun out and you shoot it then your
display would say that you have shoot and there would be a number that says
how many bullets you have got left in it. Another thing that it might show would
be the little mini map and this is normal in the left hand corner of the screen and
that would then show you and where you are on the map. Also you would get
another maker if someone on the other team shoots then another maker would
then show up and then tell you where they are on the map. In some other games
that might have a health bar as well that tells you how much health that you
have got. This can be seen in multiple different games they are games like halo
or Skyrim. When you are playing the halo game and you get hurt your health will
then start to go down and then it will also change colour going form blue to red.
When your health is full then it will be blue but when it gets low it goes red and
will start to flash. Another thing that would be in the call of duty game is a score
street system if you say alive long enough and get enough kills then you would
get one of these score streaks and it will show you how fair away you are or how
much you need to get to get to the next one and all of this would be in you
display in front of you.
Console cover and box
When you buy a console they all come in their own special box. If you were going
to be baying an Xbox, then it would come in a special green box because the
company colour for this is green. What this does is it makes you think whenever
you see a big green object then you would think of the Xbox. the console itself is
a black box so when you see it on this green background it will stand out.
another thing that they do is they sometimes put a game as the page
background. So say you have gone and got an Xbox with the FIFA game then the
box might come styled like the FIFA game so you might get it with a football
stadium in the background. and this will only happen if you get it with a special
buddle. Another thing that they do is they sell a white Xbox and that is shown on
a white background to make it look sleeker. And this is also the same with all of
the accessories that you can get with your Xbox. when you get a controller you
would get it in the same style box as the Xbox comes in. therefore if you get the
normal standard one then the controller will come in the normal standard box. So
if you were to go and buy a special one then it would come in a different kind of
box like so for instates if you get a white controller then it would come in a white
box like the Xbox. and say if you get one game themed then it would come in a
special game box like the FIFA one.
DVD box cover
When you buy a DVD they may all look very different but they will all have the
same features with them. Like say the age rating if you by a film that has got
violence in it then it might have a 15+ on it and means it cant be sold or
brought by people who are below the age of 15. This is also the same if you went
out and found a film that has got a lot of swearing and fighting in it then it might
be an 18+ and then that means you cant get it if you are under the age of 18.
And there is another one which has got PG on it and that means that the film
needs parental guidance when watching the film if you are under a sortation age.
Another thing that all the DVD boxes have is they will all have the title of the film
on them. And with this they will all have a different style of how they are going to
be written. So if you went and bought a horror film then the title of the film will
be writing in a kind of gothic theme or as close as possible. Another style might
be action they might try and find a font that looks like an action font. So the font
an also depict what the film would be like. Another future that they might have
would be a picture on the front of it and what that picture is, is either a picture of
one of the main charters or something of significance to the film. And this also
helps you understand what is going to be happening in the film.
Manual
In video game boxes you will be given a little book or a manual that will give you
information on what the game is about and or how to play it. This can give you
instructions on the controls, what something is called and where things are. So
they are like a little guide book for you when you are playing the game.
Something else they can do is give you information on how to fix something if
something goes wrong in the game. So they would give you the box with
instructions on how to fix it. They could also tell you about little secrets that they
might have hidden around the world. You can even go and buy big video game
manuals to help you though some games. A game that has done this is the halo
game now in this they have given you a book that you can go and read and it will
tell you where they might have hidden guns. Another thing that this big manual
might tell you is they might tell you a story about the places that you are at. So if
you are playing the story mode and you want to know why you are at this places
then the manual might tell you.
Poster
A video game poster will be very much the same as the box cover that the game
comes in. therefore it will have a lot of the same features in It like it will have the
game title and this will be the same as the one on the video game box because it
is like there logo in a way so they will need to keep it the same. They may also
keep the images on the front of the game the same so that they can make it
seem like its the same thing as the video game box cover. But they could just
change the whole thing they could make it so that the picture isnt of the normal
cover they could just use an image of someone else who is in the game. In the
most part they will try and make it so that the poster is the same as the box that
the game comes in. they would even have the game makers and the sponsors on
it so that you know who made it.

Vector images
a vector image is a way that the images is made. It is made by using different
shapes to put it together. When you have an image on the computer something
has a had to put it together. And when it is made with using vector images then
it is going to come out by being made using shape and line in a suction order.
And this then makes up the image. now another thing about vector images is
they do not lose their quietly when they are zoomed in on. So you can then make
the image as big as you like or as and or zoom in on the image and I t will retain
its quality. So this also means that vector images are a good thing to us when
making a document that will need an image and they are often used when make
video game box covers. Another reason that they are good is because they do
not take up as much space as others. So you would be able o sae more of your
image and not take up a lot of space.
PSD
PSD is the use of saving images in Photoshop so when you make an image in
Photoshop and the you save it then it would be saved as a PSD. One of the main
reasons people save it in this format is that it still gives you the option to edit the
image. If you need to. However, the image will not be in the best quality and you
would be able to save it into other documents. So you would have to then save it
in to another file format.
WMF
WMF stands for windows metafile and what this does is it lets you open your files
in Microsoft PowerPoint and publisher. It lets you move the image across onto this
platform. So when you want to move images over from the internet or your photo
folder into these documents then it would be change into this file format
FLA
This is the file format that things in flash is saved as. The main thing about this is
it its used for animation if you are making an animated image then you would
save it as a FLA file and with using it you are allowed to change it into another
file unlike some other files.
AI
This is another file format but this one is used for adobe illustrator files. When
you make something in this program it would be saved in this file format and you
would normal be making arty type images and then other images like it. So you
would mostly be saving images into this file and because they are vector image
it will not lose its quality when made bigger.
BMP
This is a simple file format used in Microsoft windows format. You wouldnt use I
move images over from the intent because they are often too big to be moved
over form the intent. The reason for this is because they are just too big to be
moved and wouldnt fit in the file.
PNG
A PNG otherwise known as a Portable Network Graphics is used to move image
over moving images over the intent. most things like this are moved often as a
gif this is now going to be the next best way of transferring moving image over.
GIF
This is the file format that is used to transfer moving image over the intent. If
you have made a moving image in something, then it will be most likely be
saved as a gif. you would normal see them on an intent web page it would only
be something small on the page like a little animation. They are normal used to
make people want to stay on the page they are so they would normal be a little
cartoon for people to watch. Therefor you would never normal see serious ones
they would normal be something fun to watch
TIFF
TIFF stand for Tag Image File Format. This is used to move images across files
they would move things like raster graphics to and from things. they would be
used for things like scanners. As the same as many others this is just another
means to move images across.
JPG/JPEG
JPG is used for digital cameras as a way of storying the images that you have
taken. It can also be used for website graphics as well so for say an animation on
a webpage of maybe just a stranded image you can use a JPG for either. The
name JPG/JPEG stands for "Joint Photographic Experts Group."
PSD
PSD stands for Photoshop diary. And this is used in the program Adobe Photoshop
as a means of saving a document in the program. So what this does is it lets you
be able to edit images and save them and then edit them again in the program
Photoshop the program uses different layers of images when it has been saved.
Compression
Compression can be either Lossy or lossless
Lossless compression is when the files compress but the images quality stays
the Same and the file can be depressed back to its original quietly
Lossy date is encoded using methods which discard partial data to reduce data
size for storage, handling and transmitting content.

Tablet
Tablets are a digital device which have got a lot image capture features. Some
tablets have got a camera with them so you can capture live events with the
camera and then you are able to look back at these images. Also with this you
are able to edited the image if you so choose also you are able to add filters to
your images. With all the editing you can do to images this will also make many
different copies of the images. This being the original copy and the many others
you have made edits to. Therefore, you would have to have a big memoir for
which a lot of tablets do possess. However, if you have to many and need to port
them over then you can because a lot of tablets have to capability to move
image to all different kinds of platforms. Another future that tablets have is the
capability to go on the internet and then move images from there into your
picture folder. So this could be things like simple phots or animations you can
also move over some videos into the tablet. And you can get them from all
different kinds of websites; from the likes of YouTube, Facebook, bebo and twitter.
File naming convention
This is when you name a file. The reason why people normal name a file is
because they would want to have an easy way of finding it. It wouldnt really
work having a folder could doc one doc 2 because that would make things a lot
Hader to find so you would have to name it something that you can easily
remember. You would also have to put them into the right folders as well and
then you would need to name them as well.
Asset management
This is when you have got an asset and you would need to be able to manage.
This would mean you would need to be able to put it into the right folder and
give the asset the right name in that folder. The reason for this so you know
where it is and then its easier to find them. If you are in the proses of making an
asset, then you would be having to save it in the end so you would need to know
whether you have got enough room to save it in and if not then what to get rid of
to make room for the asset so this might mean deleting another asset that you
have already got. This means that you would need to be able to know whether
you need the asset or not