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Types of Digital Graphics Raster File Formats BMP: Bitmap is a commonly used raster graphic format for saving file images. The BMP format stores colour data for each pixel in the image without compression. BMP are images used often for printable images. Bitmap Image The Pros of BMP (Bitmap) Bitmap files may translate well to dot format output devices such as printers. Pixel values may be modified individually or as large groups by altering a palette if present. The Cons of BMP (Bitmap) The images can be very large particularly if the image contains a large number of colours.  The more complex a Bitmap image is the less efficient the compression process will be. GIF: GIF or Graphics  Interchange Format. A GIF is an image file format commonly used for images on the web and also used for sprites in software programs. GIFs use lossless compression that does not degrade the quality of the image. GIFs store image data us...

Unit 78: Digital Graphics for Computer Graphics Exercise 4  File Extensions File extensions are a string of characters attached to a filename, usually preceded by a full stop and indicating the format of the file. In Microsoft Windows the file extension name is a period that is often followed by three characters but may also be followed by one, two or four characters long. For example the file name .myfile.txt has an extension of .txt which is a file extension associated with text files. Types of file Extensions There are thousands of file extensions that exist some are common, some are uncommon and people don't know that they exist or what they do. The common file extensions are the Windows file extensions for example .EXE (PC Application), BMP (Bitmap), .AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format) and .WAV (Windows Sound). The uncommon file extensions are .MSSTYLES (Windows Visual Style File), .JSE (An encrypted JavaScript file), .REG (Windows Registry File) and .INF (Set u...

Unit 78: Digital Graphics for Computer Games Artistic Styles Photorealism Photorealism is a stimulated image that looks like a photograph but isn't. Photorealism used in popular games like The Last of us and The Division, Dear Esther is a game with a mixture of styles. It uses photorealism and elements of a painting. The game's art style makes it immersive due to its dark and atmospheric visuals. Photorealism is getting more popular in video games due to its immersion bringing the game to life. Famous game companies like DICE and CRYTEK have been using photorealism for a long time. Image from Battlefield 1, a DICE game. Image from Ryse son of Rome, a CRYTEK game Surrealism  Surrealism is the creative potential of the unconscious mind, its used in games but mixed with different art styles. For example an indie game called Journey has implementations of surrealism but intertwined with an illustrated cartoony art style. Other games implement surrea...

My review for:   Outlast is a first person survival horror game made by Red Barrels and released on PC   The game is set in a first person found footage narrative taken from famous horror movies like V/H/S and Grave Encounters The game is strongly based on atmospheric suspense and horror and is centred around a sanitarium overrun by homicidal patients.. You play as a man called Miles Upshur who is an investigative journalist who is exploring the sanitarium for illegal mistreatment of patients.  The game has no weapons system but it does have a system where you can run and hide under beds and in lockers. The game's AI is state of the art as it will search the room where you ran into and it will check under the beds and in the lockers. The items you will carry is a notebook of all the notes you will find in the game. The notes can be collected using your camcorder but there are manilla folders you can als...

Case Studies: Red Barrels is an independent video game company founded by Philippe Morin, David Chateauneuf and Hugo Dallaire. Red Barrels development team consists of veterans from famous game series like Uncharted, Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell. Red Barrels Games Company is located in Montreal, Canada. Red Barrels main focus is to create unforgettable single player games. Outlast (which I have done a review for) was the studios first title. It’s a true survival horror experience which aims to show that the most terrifying monsters that can be created by the human mind. Outlast Promotional Art Outlast Trailer Outlast DLC: Whistleblower

Understand Theory and Application used within Computer Game Graphics Digital graphics have advanced throughout the years, from 8bit to 64bit. I am going to compare a 2D game and a 3D game to show how advanced we have become in graphics. Castle Crashers (2D Game) Castle Crashers is a side scrolling 2D beat ‘em up game which incorporates a small number of role playing elements. Castle Crashers is developed by The Behemoth and helped by users of Newgrounds. The art style of Castle Crashers is a beautifully drawn and animated art design which really makes the game shine. The gameplay of Castle Crashers is a side scrolling brawler gameplay mixed in with fun boosts and magic. Castle Crashers file extension is compressed which makes the game files easier to transfer and takes less storage space. The downside of Castle Crashers is the optimisation for PC as they didn’t optimise it so they ported it over from the Xbox 360. Outlast (3D Game) Outlast is a ...

RAM (Random Access Memory) What is RAM? RAM (Random Access Memory) is a hardware device that allows information to be stored and retrieved on a computer. RAM is a volatile memory and requires power to keep the data accessible. If the computer is turned off all the data contained in the RAM is lost.  Types of RAM? DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) stores each bit of data in a sep SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) retains data bitsin its memory as long as power is being supplied.  Why do we use RAM? We use RAM because it is much faster to read from than any other kinds of storage on a PC. However RAM is a volatile memory so after the PC is shut down the data is lost. Xbox 360 RAM 512MB GDDR3 Xbox One RAM 8gb DDR3  2133MHz 68.26 GB/s  32MB eSRAM PS3 RAM 256MB XDR  256MB GDDR3 VRAM PS4 RAM GDDR5 8GB Alienware 17 R3 RAM DDR4 2133 DDR4 2666