unit 20 brief 1 task 2_worksheet

Salford City CollegeEccles Sixth Form CentreBTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGNUnit 20: Computer Game Platforms and TechnologiesBrief 1_Task 2

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Human Computer Interface

Short for human-computer Interaction, a discipline concerned with the study, design, construction and implementation of human-centric interactive computer systems. A user interface, such as a GUI, is how a human interacts with a computer, and HCI goes beyond designing screens and menus that are easier to use and studies the reasoning behind building specific functionality into computers and the long-term effects that systems will have on humans.HCI is a very broad discipline that encompasses different specialties with different concerns regarding computer development: computer science is concerned with the application design and engineering of the human interfaces; sociology and anthropology are concerned with the interactions between technology, work and organization and the way that human systems and technical systems mutually adapt to each other; ergonomics is concerned with the safety of computer systems and the safe limits of human cognition and sensation; psychology is

Human computer interface stands for HCI and this is how the study of how humans interact with computers and if computers are not made for successful interactions with humans. Most major corporation and academics this institutions now study the HCI. The people nowadays will argue saying that the pc developers are not making the pc user friendly but the developers might have argued back saying that computers are very useful and very good for multitasking and all around and not so easy to attune to the services that computers give are now in more demand than the user friendly. The important aspects on the HCI is how different people are in the backgrounds interactions with the computers and this is how these users learn different types of ways when interacting with computers than other people.

You cannot communicate with out the human computer interfaces.


concerned with the cognitive processes of humans and the behaviour of users; linguistics is concerned with the development of human and machine languages and the relationship between the two.

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Central Processing Unit (CPU)

CPU (pronounced as separate letters) is the abbreviation for central processing unit.Sometimes referred to simply as the central processor, but more commonly called processor, the CPU is the brains of the computer where most calculations take place. In terms of computing power, the CPU is the most important element of a computer system.

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CPU's are in simple terms the main heart of the computer system they are also found in mobile devices, pc's and consoles also television. These are complex that brings these mediums alive. The cpu are used to connect to other parts including the gpu, ram and the power supply and this all brings it together and the other components and this makes them work together and without it all these parts would be mostly useless without each other. This is why it is called cpu on how it connects them to a motherboard, hooking them up all together to make it one whole computer in the past few years cpu became more powerful than before they are changing a lot in the gaming industry and shows that the

Cpu is one of the main equipment that runs the computer without this the whole system will not run.


potential they have and what they are used for.

Graphic Processors

A GPU, or graphics processing unit, is used primarily for 3-D applications. It is a single-chip processor that creates lighting effects and transforms objects every time a 3D scene is redrawn. These are mathematically-intensive tasks, which otherwise, would put quite a strain on the CPU. Lifting this burden from the CPU frees up cycles that can be used for other jobs.

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Graphics cards known as gpu (graphics processing units) they are used for processing the graphics on maybe a game or the image or video, this could also include 3d modelling, animations and etc. They are also used in all areas of research that includes games design, science, gpu are always in need of other components such as RAM, CPU, etc. This all builds together a computer.

In the medical use term this could be used to shows graphics processing units for simulation humans to shows vital organs and parts of the body and then be used to shows what's wrong with the human body. And then uses for gaming wise are the vital components when showing the 3d model of a rendered game. The more powerful the gpu is the better quality of the rendered is shown. Gpu's are used as well on gaming consoles to run and show the performances for the gaming visual, like pc's they are similar with it having access to a better gpu due to having no limitations on the hardware on upgrading.

Graphics card allows you to show image and the resolution on how it shows through the monitor.


Memory (RAM)

RAM (pronounced ram) is an acronym for random access memory, a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly; that is, and any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computers and other devices, such as printers.

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Memory is the ram which stands for random access memory and this is used as a temporary storage for programs being used on the computer system. The more ram you have the more programs you can store and open at one time with straining the computer and making it struggle. There are also different types of rams with different aspects and performances on what they do but the common ones are also used to increase on the more power it is and usually it has more reliability.

This can make your computer run faster, the more ram you have the faster it responds.

Display Another term for display screen. The term monitor, however, usually refers to the entire box, whereas display screen can mean just the screen. In addition, the term monitor often implies graphics capabilities.

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The display are the image shown with the powerful display and resolution that can have in 4k resolution monitors becoming cheaper they will be an industry standard on 720p and 1080p. These were expensive at the time when they were released. Standard display used nowadays are 1080p which can replace lower quality resolutions like the 480p, 720p etc. And this day the standard resolution is now 1920 to 1080 and this can be much larger with the use of multiple screens/monitors hooked up on the gpu.

The multiple monitors are becoming

This displays what you show in the monitor and the resolution.


more popular in the gaming industry on how it is set up and with the users being able to multitask whilst doing work or watching a movie at the same time it shows how it's very different to what it was like before. Some games have a support for multiple monitors when displaying the layouts like for example a map on the screen and inventories, home consoles only have the ability to display one device but the counteract to this using the foreground and background screen for multitasking this is done to rival to the pc's multitasking performances.

Sound An expansion board that enables a computer to manipulate and output sounds. Sound cards are necessary for nearly all CD-ROMs and have become commonplace on modern personal computers. Sound cards enable the computer to output sound through speakers connected to the board, to record sound input from a microphone connected to the computer, and manipulate sound stored on a disk.

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Sound is used to show the audio that's produced out through the programs and system and audacity. These sounds are then connected through speakers and show uses of them in gaming or songs and shows the quality of the sound on the bass, ambient, tone as well as the dialogue and sound effects to show something being shot or being killed. There is no end to the sound that's used and produced in video games or gaming in general. But it is put to a simple sound where you could just connect the sound to a headphone through the computer where all the sound is coming out on

You will need this to display the sounds that are coming out of the monitor or speakers in the computer.


the device which you could hear the sound more and direct at you with all the effects that's within the game or video.

Game Storage Medium

In computers, a storage medium is any technology (including devices and materials) used to place, keep, and retrieve data. A medium is an element used in communicating a message; on a storage medium, the "messages" - in the form of data - are suspended for use when needed. The plural form of this term is storage media. Although the term storage includes both primary storage (memory), a storage medium usually means a place to hold secondary storage such as that on a hard disk or tape.

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Gaming storage allows you to keep and get rid of data, a storage device on a console and pc are standard and are needed for the storage of data such as video games, movies, videos, and pictures or even songs. A popular game storage medium for the pc is steam, steam allows you keep a huge storage amount of games that are ready to be played and also this could be installed or uninstall if needed at any time. Steam is very useful when it comes to store on the storage they have and the features.

Game storage allows you to store the amount of games you have.

Interface Devices

An interface device (IDF) is a hardware component or system of components that allows a human being to interact with a computer, a telephone system, or other electronic information system. The term is often encountered in the mobile communication industry where designers are challenged to build the proper combination of portability, capability, and

The interface device is a hardware component that is used electronically; this is also used on computers, telephones and mobile devices. It is often used in a term for portability that is capable of ease of use, and referred to as a user interface and used most electronic systems so that people can used to get to their for

You need the interface to guide what you do to the computer.


ease of use into the interface device. The overall set of characteristics provided by an interface device is often referred to as the user interface (and, for computers - at least, in more academic discussions - the human-computer interface or HCI ). Today's desktop and notebook computers have what has come to be called a graphical user interface (GUI) to distinguish it from earlier, more limited interfaces such as the command line interface (CLI).

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example apple devices their iOS interface and shows how it is navigated. With that it has simple touch screen mechanics and buttons. The company windows also tried to have an easy interface with the successful design which most people are still using now Windows 7, 8 and 10. Also the game consoles are used with the simple interface themselves with the controllers of the console you get the controllers and pc's come with a mouse and keyboard these things allows you to interact and navigate for it's useful purposes.

Connectivity A computer buzzword that refers to a program or device's ability to link with other programs and devices. For example, a program that can import data from a wide variety of other programs and can export data in many different formats is said to have good connectivity. On the other hand, computers that have difficulty linking into a network (many laptop computers, for example) have poor connectivity.

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Connectivity allows you to connect to lots of mediums but in other terms of gaming this allows you to play multiplayer online with people around the world and being connected is an aspect of gaming and being online. Online gaming is very popular nowadays where a player from one part of the world can meet with other people and most likely against or opposite teams, depending on the server selection being connection means all these other people shows how simple you could connect with one another and became the biggest popular thing right now for example

This allows you to communicate people around the world in a multiplayer online.


fps games or moba gaming which has millions and millions of gamers around the world and fights to compete with each other.Other games that are connective to compete are fps games, this is very popular as it is the most play category game which shows that it is very competitive also other games like moba which shows dota 2 this is very competitive as well as fps games with millions of gamers connected to steam it shows the famous fps games like counter-strike this contributes to the game and keep these games alive as most people are still connected to this by playing with one another.


Power Supply Also called a power supply unit or PSU, the component that supplies power to a computer. Most personal computers can be plugged into standard electrical outlets. The power supply then pulls the required amount of electricity and converts the AC current to DC current. It also regulates the voltage to eliminate spikes and surges common in most electrical systems. Not all power supplies, however, does an adequate voltage-regulation job, so a computer is always susceptible to large voltage fluctuations?Power supplies are rated in terms of the number of watts they generate. The more powerful the computer, the more watts it can provide to components.

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The power supply is the component for any electronic device which powers the system, without that the system will not run. Consoles, mobile devices and pc's are used for this purpose and quite large power supplies depending on the hardware inside, mainly the fact that the high end gaming usually come with a gpu and that needs a lot of power to run and a standard power supply for a gaming build, this should be around 750 or more watts. But you if you want you could go high it wouldn't hurt to go higher which runs more and better.

You’ll need a power supply without this the whole computer won’t run.

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