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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: Arron

Coakley

RESEARCHED DEFINITION (provide short internet researched definition and URL link)

DESCRIBE THE RELEVANCE OF

THE RESEARCHED TERM TO YOUR OWN

PRODUCTION PRACTICE?

IMAGE SUPPORT (Provide an image and/or video link of said term being used in a game)

VIDEO GAMES / VIDEO GAME TESTING

Demo A demonstration of a product or technique http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/demo

The word demo means part of a

game which you are able to play, and a lso demos are free.

This Image is relevant to the word “demo” because you can see a demo being downloaded on an Xbox one console.

This video shows the Watchdogs demo being played at E3 2013

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Beta Beta is the third stage in most software

https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081019143302AAIBseY

A beta is almost like

a demo but instead i t wi ll s till have a few bugs and gl i tches, to play a

beta you to get a beta key.

This image is relevant to the word “beta” because this shows the game Destiny is in beta.

Alpha A very early version of a software product that may not contain all of the features that are planned for the final version. http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/alpha_version.html

Alpha is almost the same as a beta but

i t wi ll have a lot more bugs and gl i tches but that i s why there i s an

a lpha, to find the bugs and glitches.

You are pretty

much testing the game.

This image is relevant to the word “Alpha” because this shows that Destiny is in alpha.

Pre-Alpha Pre-Alpha means that the game still has a scheduled list of code and assists to be written and created. The game is buggy, it lacks features, it’s prone to crashing and performance issues https://carmageddon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/200416352-What-does-Pre-Alpha-mean-

Pre-Alpha means a game is s till being wri tten and coded but i t i s closer to being finished.

This Image is relevant to the word “Pre Alpha” because this shows a game being made and i t’s at pre alpha stage.

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Gold A game has "Gone Gold" when the final master copy has been produced at the developer and sent off for replication, packaging and shipment.

Gone Gold is when

a game has been finally completed and i t is being ship out the shops so

they can sell them on the release date.

Debug Identify and remove errors from (computer

hardware or software) http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/debug

Debug means to

find the errors and remove them. You

do this on a

computer.

This Image is relevant to the word “Debug” because it shows a debugging software

being used and removing the errors that are there.

Automation The automatic operation or control of equipment, a process, or a system, The techniques and equipment used to achieve automatic operation or control, The condition of being automatically controlled or operated. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/automation

Automation is an operation system which is used to achieve automatic operation and

control .

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White-Box

Testing

White-box testing is a method of

testing software that tests internal structures or workings of an application, as opposed to its functionality. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-box_testing

White-Box Testing

i s a way to test a software, this software will test the internal

s tructures and to see if it is

functionality.

This Image is relevant to the word “White-Box Testing” because it shows the stages of

White-box testing and how i t works.

Bug a defect or imperfection, as in a mechanical device, computer program, or plan; glitch: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bug

Bug is an error which is in a game,

this cause the game to crash or not to

function properly.

This Image is relevant to the word “bug” because it shows what happens when a game has a bug in it.

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GAME ENGINES GAME ENGINES

Vertex Shader A programmable function in display adapters

that offers graphics application programmer flexibility in rendering an image. http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/53754/vertex-shader

Vertex Shader is

important because i t makes an image or even an object look a lot smoother

and a lot more rea listic.

This Image is relevant to the word “Vertex Shader” because i t shows the difference when an image is not using vertex shader and it shows the same image using a vertex shader.

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Pixel Shader The pixel shader is another programmable

function that allows flexibility in shading an individual pixel. https://www.google.co.uk/#q=definition+of+Pixel+Shader

Pixel Shader i s

a lmost the same as vertex shade but instead the pixel shader shades the

individual pixel unl ike the vertex

shader.

This Image is relevant to the word “Pixel Shader” because it shows a game using the

same shader but on the right side of the i t shows the same game but with a update shader, you can clearly see the difference.

Post Processing Sonar data processing after real time data generation and storage. Modern sonar systems allow the user to concentrate on the task at hand of gathering data by recording "raw" data which can be manipulated or "processed http://www.instituteformarineacoustics.org/SonarPrimer/data/gloss_6c.htm

Post Processing makes a game

texture and shaders

look more realistic. It wi l l also make the

game run faster and the FPS wi ll run quicker

This Image is relevant to the word “Post Processing” because i t shows a game and what

i t looks like during post process.

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Rendering Rendering is the process of generating an image

from a 2D or 3D model (or models in what collectively could be called a scene file), by means of computer programs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendering_(computer_graphics)

Rendering means

generating a 2D image in to a 3D model, it a lso means how far you

can see in a game and how good the

textures look a at a

dis tance.

This Image is relevant to the word “Rendering” because i t shows the difference

between a render image and a non-render image. Normal Map In 3D computer graphics, normal mapping, or

"Dot3 bump mapping", is a technique used for

faking the lighting of bumps and dents – an implementation of bump mapping. It is used to add details without using more polygons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_mapping

Normal Map means

an implemented of

bumps in the map and a lso it is also

used for faking the l ighting of the bumps and a lso the dents.

This Image is relevant to the word “Normal Map” because this image shows a map

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being made in i ts simple form.

Entity Entity-component-system (ECS) is a software architecture pattern that implements concepts from Composition over inheritance using a database-like structure. Common ECS approaches are highly compatible with Data-driven programming techniques, and the two approaches are often combined. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity_component_system

Enti ty i s a component system

and a lso software which implements concepts from composition.

This Image is relevant to the word “Entity” because it shows what Entity means and how i t works.

UV Map 1. UV mapping is the 3D modelling process of making a 2D image representation of a 3D model's surface. UV mapping, this process projects a texture map onto a 3D object. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UV_mapping

UV Map is a 3D modelling processing which is

created from a 2D image.

This Image is relevant to the word “UV Map” because it shows a 2D image being used to create a 3D model.

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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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procedural_texture

Procedural texture

i s a computer generated image which is used to create a realistic

image of the environment in

games.

This Image is relevant to the word “Procedural Texture” because this shows a

computer-generated image which uses an algorithm to create a realistic representation of natural element.

Physics Computer animation physics or game 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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_physics

Phys ics is a computer animated phys ical simulation of a movement and

col l isions.

This Image is relevant to the word “Physics” because it shows real life physics in a game.

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Collision An instance of one moving object or person

striking violently against another. https://www.google.co.uk/#q=definition+of+Collision

Col l ision is two

moving objects crashing in to each other and doing damage to one

another.

This Image is relevant to the word “Collision” because i t shows a collision in a game.

Lighting the arrangement or effect of lights https://www.google.co.uk/#q=definition+of+Lighting

Lighting i s an effect which makes a massive difference in games. It makes an object l ight and

not dark, i t also makes an object look realistic and

s tandout.

This Image is relevant to the word “Lighting” because it shows what an object looks l ike with no light shining on the object; i t also shows what the same object with l ighting shining on i t.

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AA – Anti-

Aliasing

1. Definition of: anti-aliasing. Smoothing the jagged

appearance of diagonal lines in a bitmapped image. The pixels that surround the edges of the line are changed to varying shades of grey or colour in order to blend the sharp edge into the background. http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/37810/anti-aliasing

Anti - Al iasing is a

programme which, smoothens the edges of objects and images in

game. This will make them look

more realistic.

This Image is relevant to the word “Anti-Aliasing” because it shows 3 di fferent images, 2

off these images use AA and 1 of these images does not use AA. You can tell the

di fference between each image because the images with AA are smoother and crisper. LoD – Level of

Detail

LOD describes technology that is used to save memory and processing power by using lower detail models or textures for objects in the distance https://www.google.co.uk/#q=definition+of++LoD+%E2%80%93+Level+of+Detail

Level Of Detail

means how much LOD goes in to

textures and models, the higher the LOD is , the better the textures

look however, it can sometimes make the game run s low

or the fps could drop. Also the

lower the detail the worst the game look but i t might run a l ittle bit better than normal.

This Image is relevant to the word “Level Of Detail” because i t shows the amount detail

there i s in games.

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Animation The technique of photographing successive

drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an illusion of movement when the film is shown as a sequence http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/animation

Animation is a

technique of photographing drawings of characters moving

s tep by s tep.

This Image is relevant to the word “Animation” because i t shows a animation in a game.

Sprite A computer graphic which may be moved on-screen and otherwise manipulated as a single entity. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/sprite

Spri te is a s ingle enti ty which moves on the screen.

This Image is relevant to the word “Sprite” because i t shows what sprite looks like when you are playing a game, you just won’t see i t like this because the actions the character

does moves a lot faster in a game.

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Scene The place where an incident in real life or fiction

occurs or occurred. https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=definition+of+Scene+

Scene is a cut scene

in a game which looks realistic and the developers use motion capture

sui ts and equipment to

create these

scenes. Real people move in the motion

capture suit and it is recorded and then i t i s used in the game.

This Image is relevant to the word “Scene” because i t is showing a scene from a game.

Library A library is a collection of non-volatile resources used by programs on a computer, often to develop software. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_(computing)

Library i s collection of a l l the games you

have bought and downloaded, gaming libraries can hold massive

amounts of games.

This Image is relevant to the word “Library” because it shows a l ibrary filled with game and not books; you find this library on s team.

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UI UI also known as user interface. The junction

between a user and a computer program. http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/U/user_interface.html

UI which s tands for

user interface is a computer program and the user can use this, you find

these on gaming consoles like the

Xbox One, Xbox

360, PS4, PS3 and Wi i U.

This Image is relevant to the word “UI” because i t shows the user interface of the PS4.

This interface is simple to use. Frames Frames per second (FPS) is a unit that measures

display device performance. http://www.techopedia.com/definition/7297/frames-per-second-fps

Frames or FPS means how smooth your game is

running and how many frames it is

us ing, the more frames the better your game will run

and the lower the frames the worst the game runs, i f the frame rate is

rea lly low the game is a lmost un-

playable.

This Image is relevant to the word “fames” because it displays the frames per second performance.

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Concept An abstract idea.

https://www.google.co.uk/#q=definition+of+Concept

Concept i s a drawn

image which shows what characters are going to look l ike and a lso the

environment. This is an idea which has

been created.

This Image is relevant to the word “Concept” because it shows a concept drawing of a place in a game and also some characters.

Event A thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance. https://www.google.co.uk/#q=definition+of+Event

Event i s a gaming event where pro gamers go and play

the game they are rea lly good at for

cash prizes. For example COD Championship was teams come and

play against each other for money.

This Image is relevant to the word “Event” Because i t shows an event in gaming.

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Path finding a person who finds or makes a path, way, route,

etc., especially through a previously unexplored or untraveled wilderness http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pathfinding

Path Finding is a

way for gamer to progresses through the levels, the gamer needs to find

a certa in path to progress, however

there i s becoming

multiple ways for gamers to find a

path.

This Image is relevant to the word “Path Finding” because it shows a route in a game whi le i t is being developed.