Salford City CollegeEccles Sixth Form CentreBTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGNUnit 73: Sound For Computer GamesIG2 Task 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: Anthony Newman

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 game demo is a freely distributed piece of an upcoming or recently released video game. Demos are typically released by the game's publisher to help consumers get a feel of the game before deciding whether to buy the full version. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_demo

This picture is showing a demo

http://en.wikinoticia.com/Technology/internet/46035-onlive-test-games-in-spain-in-the-cloud

Beta it is basically a highly upgraded alpha version, and has more features and is more complete, but still has many bugshttps://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081019143302AAIBseY

Beta is the third version of the game but there are still many things which need ironing out

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2014/07/30/destiny-beta-played-by-4-6-million-gamers/

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Alpha Alpha software is at the first stage of development:http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/alpha

Alpha is the secondversion of the game , this is where the developers test stuff out

http://danielprimed.com/2008/11/xiii-vs-prince-of-persia-next-gen-cel-shaded-comparison/

Pre-Alpha A development status given to a program or application that is usually not feature complete, and is not usually released to the public. Developers are usually still deciding on what features the program should have at this status. This status comes before the alpha version, and is the first status given to a program.http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pre-alpha_version

pre Alpha is the first version of the game , this is where the developers test stuff out

https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/96336/day-z-exclusive-pre-alpha-preview-indie-game-horror-exclusive

Gold A golden master, or GM, is the final version of a software program that is sent to manufacturing and is used to make retail copies of the softwarehttp://www.techterms.com/definition/goldenmaster

This is the final product and is ready to go on sale

http://atthebuzzershow.com/2012/09/16/first-impressions-black-mesa/

Debug identify and remove errors from (computer hardware or software)http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/debug

http://debugunused.wikia.com/wiki/Debug_Modes_and_Unused_Stuff

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Automation the technique of making an apparatus, a process, or a system operate automaticallyhttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automation

http://ex-sheffield.org/soloparaingenierosnet/2014/06/27/maquinas-inteligentes-para-fabricas-del-futuro/

White-Box Testing

White-box testing (also known as clear box testing, glass box testing, transparent box testing, and structural testing) is a method of testing software that tests internal structures or workings of an applicationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-box_testing

http://muzakstudyzone.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/white-and-black-box-testing-techniques.html

Bug A software bug is an error, flaw, failure, or fault in a computer program or system that causes it to produce an incorrect or unexpected result, or to behave in unintended ways.

http://technology.amis.nl/2010/10/28/do-not-register-bugs-fix-them/#prettyPhoto

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GAME ENGINES

GAME ENGINES

Vertex Shader The Vertex Shader is the programmable Shader stage in the rendering pipeline that handles the processing of individual vertices.http://www.opengl.org/wiki/Vertex_Shader

http://web.media.mit.edu/~gordonw/OpenGL/images/teapot_vertexShader.jpg

Pixel Shader Pixel Shaders create ambiance with materials and surfaces that mimic realityhttp://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/feature_pixelshader.html

http://assets.overclock.net.s3.amazonaws.com/4/43/43cb30de_vbattach2842.jpeg

Post Processing Post processing allows different effects to be performed on the scene after it has been rendered, but before outputting it to the viewporthttp://udn.epicgames.com/Three/PostProcessEffectsHome.html

http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/PostProcessEffectsHome.html

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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 programshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendering_(computer_graphics)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendering_(computer_graphics)#mediaviewer/File:Render_Types.png

Normal Map In 3D computer graphics, normal mapping, or "Dot3 bump mapping", is a technique used for faking the lighting of bumps and dentshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_mapping

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

Entity Entity-component-system (ECS) is a software architecture pattern that implements concepts from Composition over inheritance using a database-like structurehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity_component_system

http://www.thegameengineer.com/blog/2011/08/25/the-game-entity-part-iv-game-systems/

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UV Map UV mapping is the 3D modeling process of making a 2D image representation of a 3D model's surfacehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UV_mapping

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

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

http://www.cprogramming.com/discussionarticles/texture_generation.html

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 observerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_physics

http://www.geek.com/games/cryengine-3-gets-awesome-soft-body-physics-simulator-1492565/

Collision Algorithms to detect collision in 2D gameshttps://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Games/Techniques/2D_collision_detection

Lighting Lighting has the capacity to bring life to a group of objects and take them to the next level of quality.http://www.moddb.com/tutorials/lighting-in-game-environments-the-hows-and-whys

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-cryengine-3-video-

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shows-off-natural-lighting-in-video-games/

AA – Anti-Aliasing

In computer graphics, antialiasing is a software technique for diminishing jaggies - stairstep-like lines that should be smooth.http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/antialiasing.html

http://images.eurogamer.net/articles//a/8/6/7/8/5/1/Saboteur_Aliasing_000.jpg.jpg

LoD – Level of Detail

allows you to reduce the number of triangles rendered for an object as its distance from camera increaseshttp://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/LevelOfDetail.htm

http://www.opensg.org/projects/opensg/attachment/wiki/Tutorial/OpenSG1/NodeCores/lod.png

Animation Animation is the process of creating motion and shape change[Note 1] illusion by means of the rapid display of a sequence of static images that minimally differ from each otherhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animation

http://silverkgallery.com.au/Animation/Animation.htm

Sprite In computer graphics, a sprite (also known by other names; see Synonyms below) is a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scenehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprite_(computer_graphics)

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http://moderateschaltung.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/sprites256-screenshot.png

Scene Can’t findLibrary relating to or employed in the transmission or

reception of a televised imagehttp://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/video%20library

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine#mediaviewer/File:Linux_kernel_and_OpenGL_video_games.svg

UI The space where interactions between humans and machines occurhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface

http://www.techspot.com/news/38674-steam-ui-update-officially-rolling-out-next-week.html

Frames Frame rate, also known as frame frequency and frames per second (FPS), is the frequency (rate) at which an imaging device produces unique consecutive images called frames.

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http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-check-fps-frames-per-seconds-and-take-screenshots-while-playing-video-games-on-your-pc/

Concept A general idea derived or inferred from specific instances or occurrences.http://www.thefreedictionary.com/concept

http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-awesome-pieces-of-concept-art-from-movies-and-video-games.php/very-early-alex-concept-art

Event

http://orcz.com/images/e/e7/Nextcargamerace.jpg

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Pathfinding Pathfinding or pathing is the plotting, by a computer application, of the shortest route between two pointshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathfinding

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathfinding#mediaviewer/File:Pathfinding_2D_Illustration.svg

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