Tuesday 27 September 2016

Unit 78 

Killer Klowns from outer space
a cop is doing his rounds on friday 
Paul and Nick come round with the ice cream truck and then leave after being laughed at then a meteorite goes over and everyone looks at it circus tent is up in the forest and farmer finds it something takes the dog. killer clown comes out and murders the farmer. young boys get arrested and police officer is really mad 
Debbie 
Mike 
Curtis Mooney
Paul
Rich
farmer gene green
find tent and Alice is scared too go to the circus but eventually goes to it 
Alice and Mike go into the circus and Mike takes the piss 
They go through a door and see a big purple ball and realise its not a circus. a person comes so they go through another door to hide. They break the pink items and see a person then the guy comes back and they have to hide then he drops something and gets spotted and chased by a clown with a gun. They get into a car and get chased by clowns they escape and one jumps on the car but falls off.
Alice and Mike go to the police and one police officer doesn't believe them and Dave tries to help them as the clowns go into the city to kill people. The clown killed two people in the drugstore and wrecks it as Dave and the rest go to the circus as the clowns go around town and shoot people. The clowns mess around with items in the shop. The circus isn't there so Dave arrests Mike then a clown shows up at a rider show down and a rider breaks his bike so he punches his head off. The clown tries to lure a child outside so he can kill her but her mum stops her. Dave pulls over and investigates a car that is filled with candy floss and had a dead body in it. Clown chases after guy in car using an invisible car and hits him off the cliff and kills him. Alice goes and has a shower as the popcorn moves. Clown puts popcorn into the bin and a man comes out and gets pulled into it and murdered. Dave and Mike have a serious conversation. Clown gets off of bus and entertains old people with shadow puppets then eats them all with a dinosaur. Rick and Paul are arguing and have crashed and Mike tells them about the clowns. Clown walks in on the cop and he thinks the clown is fake and isn't actually murdering people. Cop hand cuffs clown but clown takes off of handcuffs and clown comes into the jail and looks at them. Clown gets into jail and hit on the head and trapped in the jail then uses his tongue to knock the officer out. He comes into police station and into the prison there are footprints all over the wall and he finds the teenagers dead and the officer dead. Officer was killed and clown advanced for Dave but Dave shot him in the nose to kill him. The clowns are picking up all of the cacocons. Debbie gets put in some sort of bubble so Mike chases after the clowns for her. They drive to the amusement park in the ice cream truck and some security guard dies. The clowns throws pies at the security guard and he dies. They go into the place where the clowns are to try and find Debby. One person touches the button and an air horn goes off. They search for Debby but can't find her then a big clown comes in and they try and hide. The clown has a really long and complicated straw and he drinks blood from one human. They shoot the bubble to recuse Debby then try and run but the clowns show up. Dave shoots clowns then they chase him and they slide down to escape. They hide in a room and use the shotgun to block the door then the clowns surround them. The brothers tell them to let them go using the ice cream truck. A clown falls from the ceiling and it is attached to strings that it breaks. The brothers got threw and blew up and died. Dave runs out of bullets as the ship is about to take off and the big guy grabs him. Dave stabs him with the police badge and the guy blows up and blows up the ship as he does.

In my opinion Killer Klowns from outer space is the worst movie ever with the worst ever storyline of all time. The story starts where they see a comet and everyone is introduced this was the part of the film that was done the best as it was just introducing the characters.Later on in the story you find out the alien clowns are killing people so they can eat them and not die basically the story is a shambles and is really bad. The story does not attract any body and does not bring any emotions out. 

Monday 26 September 2016

Unit 78:Digital Graphics for Computer Games

Pixels

Picture Resolution

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Picture resolution is the quality of the picture and how much detail it holds in it. The better the quality, the higher the picture resolution.Picture resolution is took by a camera which makes it different to image resolution which is made by creating an image instead of taking a picture. Picture resolution is used in many video games to improve the atmosphere and mood as for instance in the picture above you can see the face in detail however, the two images to the side are image resolution as you can see picture resolution has a higher quality meaning it has more pixels and has a higher resolution.

Image Resolution

Image resolution is the quality of image and how sharp and the depth it has in the image itself. Normally an better looking image or a high resolution image is one that has more pixels and worst more pixelated image is one that not that many pixels. Factors that can effect the image resolution. first can be crop an image which lowers the resolution or basically the pixel size goes down. An another way to effect  the quality when enlarging a cropped or the original image it would make the image look worst because when making  it bigger the pixels don't change or enhance it more like a magnified image than anything else. But it also work the other ways when making an image smaller it look sharper and more detail but it would be more for a logo than anything else. Last way to enhance an image is to use an anti-aliasing which smooths the edges of the image making look sharper and more professional.


Intensity/Pixel Values
There are 2 types of pixel value. In the simplest form of Binary it says it is only a 1 bit number however, with colours it is different. The pixel values for grey scale is from 0 to 255 usually 0 is represented as being white and 255 is represented as black. For colour it is different instead of being a value between 0-255 it is a vector of three numbers. 8 bit games have less pixels than a 64 bit game as the more pixels you have the higher the quality.

Tuesday 20 September 2016

top 10 games

Unit 72 

Pokemon Diamond (10)

Image result for pokemon diamondThe storyline for Pokemon Diamond is pretty loose, you start off in a small town and advance through the other towns while getting stronger and encoutering differenet situations as you follow your quest to be the very best like no one ever was. Along the way you have to fight numerous gymns to become the very best.








Call of Duty Blacks Ops (9)

Image result for call of duty blacks ops 1The Story of Call of Duty Black Ops starts with Alex Mason being tied to a chair while being interviewed by a mysterious figure as he interviews you, you go through the flashbacks of what has happened until eventually you get to the present day and then you plan your escape. Call of Duty Black Ops is an photo realistic game


Gravity rush Remastered (8)

You start of the story playing as the main character Kat who falls from the sky and loses all of her memories after falling she befriends a magical creature who later she calls dusty after this she takes up a superhero roll and tries to save the people of hekesville from the evil monsters called nevis and try to rememeber her lost memories as you do. Gravity Rush Remastered is an game that was created by using cell shading and exaggeration. However, this one level that is shown on the YouTube video below was made using abstract.


Dead Island (7)

Image result for dead island storylineDead Island starts on an fictional island called Banoi off the west coast of Papa New Guiena the story starts off at a high profile party with Logan, Xian, Sam B and purna. A zombie apocalplyse starts while they are on the island and they have to survive and try and find a way to get off of the island.

Garry's mod (6)

Garry's Mod has a conterverational story as it does not have a default story but many people say that you just playing along with the game is making your story for you.

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (5) 

Image result for gta san andreasThe story of Grand Theft Auto starts with Carl Johnson (CJ), the main character, comes off of an airport and is back in Los Santos he goes back home and finds out everything is messed he starts to try and make things right and amend his mistakes that he made in the past.






Resident evil revelations 2 Number (4)

Image result for resident evil revelations 2 nataliaResident Evil Revelations 2 starts off in a meeting for terrasave which is an organisation for people trying to stop bioterror the main character Claire and other Terrasave workers get kidnapped against there will and taken to a remote island miles away from land and they must find a way to get off this island. However, after each episodes it changes to Barry who is coming onto the island to rescue them and get them off the island. 

Life is Strange (3)

Life is Strange is a game with the main character being a teenager called Max who goes to a photography school, but its not as simple as it sounds as one day she saves her friend and Chloe and by doing that finds out that she has the ablity to rewind time after this she tries to help people by using her powers for good but in the end she has to make an important choice.

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The Last of Us (2)


The Last of Us is a post apocalyptic zombie game with the main character Joel who is trying to survive while transporting a girl across the country while facing many different problems and difficulties. The Last of Us is one of the most popular photo realism game there is as it shows the characters in great depth showing the characters details well. 

Road Trip Adventure (1)

Image result for road trip ps2 game jamesAt the start of the game the president of the world is in his mansion and tells you and the rest of the world about the grand Prix that is going to take place and whoever wins this grand Prix will be the president. You set of on the quest to become the president, you start in a small town called peach town and you have to help people to get a team and become the president. Road Trip is a cell shaded game 

Monday 19 September 2016

Gaming machines

Gaming Machines 

Arcade Machines 

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An arcade machine is an old gaming machine with a joystick and other controls. Arcade machines were created in 1909 with the original pinball machine. An arcade machine comes with all the devices you need to play it with as it is all built into the arcade machine. Meaning that the arcade machines are stand alone items. 
The difference between a console and an arcade machine is that the console is a home device and the arcade machine isn't also the console has to be connected to a TV whereas the arcade machines have a built in screen. However, an disadvantage to arcade machines is that they require you to pay before you can play which means you cannot just buy a game and play it over and over it is a price you have to pay each time. Another problem is that the games are designed for you to lose your money so not long after paying to start it you will have to pay again to carry on playing.

Console

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The first ever video console was made in 1967 by a guy called Ralph H.Baer who is also known as "the father of games"  The video console is one of the most sold devices that are used to game. Consoles have more memory and data and storage space than a mobile device and arcade machine but less than a PC. An advantage to using an console is that you can have hours of entertainment and can use many different games on it including movies films and even blueray. Consoles have high resolution they can run 1080P which is very high quality however, it is not as good as PC as they can now run at 4K which is the best quality possible. 

PC

The first ever computer was made in 1936 by a guy called Alan Turing, he used it to crack the code the Germans were using and it helped to win the war. 
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The PC is not an standalone console as you have to buy a mouse, monitor and many other things to help you game and use them however, you don't have to buy them you can use the computer without them but it means it is a lot harder to do. The differences between computers and the other devices is that the PC has a lot more storage than the other devices and you have much higher specs also you can use discs whereas arcade machines and mobiles cannot. One disadvantage for PC is that it is not portable and if you were to move it then it would take a long time to do and is harder than other devices.


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A mobile is an mobile device which can be used to play games and text and call people using different applications. The first ever mobile phone was made in 1972 by Motorola it was made by someone who is now known as the "father of cellphones".   The main advantage of having a phone is that it is portable and easy to transport whereas none of the above are but this comes at a flaw of storage space and the size of the screen. Another problem with mobile phones is that you have to charge them unlike consoles, this means that you cannot use it for a long time straight unlike consoles.

Difference Summary 

The arcade machines have the worst memory as the only memory it has is for the game meaning it can only play one game after that the phone has the worst memory as it only has around 12 GB which is hardly anything compared to the above devices. The next best memory is the console as that has more than phones as it can have up to 2 TB which is a lot and finally the best for memory and storage is the PC as you can mod and upgrade the PC to get more space and get better specs. The biggest difference between all of them is the size as they all come in different shapes and sizes and portability.
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Computer game graphics

Unit 78 digital graphics for computer games
Computer games graphics 
Concept art


Environment Concept - concept art from Gravity Rush by Takeshi OgaBuilding Concept - concept art from Gravity Rush by Takeshi OgaConcept art is basically sketching, using a computer or by hand a first draft for a game for example Gravity rush which is shown in the pictures above. it makes the game look nice and get the feeling of actually being there
Pixel Art (2D sprites and isometric 3D sprites)
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Pixel art is a form of art style and graphics which is usually used in games like Pokemon 
and applications. It is a different way of making characters and backgrounds which makes it less realistic than concept art.
Background art 
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Background art is basically what it says it is the background so for example walls, clouds and forests etc one good example of a background is the franchise Grand Theft Auto where the backgrounds are very realistic which makes the mood and atmosphere better when something happens like a sunset.
Texture Art
Image result for texture wallTexture art is different to other styles as most of the texture art is made from a photo also it is mainly used with backgrounds. Most of the time the art can be flawed but no one cares unless they stare at walls.





In-game interface
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The in-game interface is more commonly known as a HUD which stands for head up display. The head up display shows the player how much ammo they have, how much health. the lifes etc. The HUD makes a game better because it is easy to use and see and shows the player exactly what they need to know without having to make an alternate screen.

Print media
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Print media is basically the advertising side of making the games so for example the posters, cover, manual, label and game packaging. The big companies use better covers and make it look better to attract more attention as a lot of the time people.

Types of digital Graphics: Vector
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Gameloft logo
Vector is an artistic style that is mainly used in creating logos the reason for this is because then if you zoom in or out the logo will not get pixelated and will stay the same quality.
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Electronic arts logo
Raster images

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Raster images are different to vector images as if you zoom in or out of the image it will show pixels instead of a better quality picture. Raster images are quicker to make and requires less storage space however, when you zoom in the quality of the picture will be reduced. Raster images are JPGs, TIFFs, GIFs and a BMP the most common one used is a JPG. 

Tuesday 13 September 2016

Game review
The Last of Us 
The Last of Us is a post apocalyptic game featuring the main characters of Ellie and Joel trying to get to a group of people who are called the fireflies who can potientally make a cure for the human race. 

The first thing I noticed about this game when I first played it was the outstanding graphics that are one of the most realistic I've ever seen. The next thing you notice about this game is the story-line and how in depth and well written it is, the story truly is emotional.

However, although this game has many good points there are also some bad things about it one being the multiplayer as it is not very creative and there are a lot of DLC which you have to pay to use which is not very good in my opinion.


Genre: action-adventure survival horror
Goal: find the fireflies so you can make a cure
Playstation Official Magazine Australia said this about The Last of Us and rated it 100/100
As a game, The Last of Us will occasionally falter. Imperfect underwater mechanics and careless friendly AI that insists on blocking your path or causing unnecessary firefights can irk, but they are very minor niggles and should be treated as such. Because as an experience, The Last of Us is powerful, emotionally draining and absolutely one of the finest games of this generation. [August 2013, p70

IGN 10/10
The Last of Us has also won many awards from winning the BAFTA games award for the best game in 2014 to the VGX award for the best PS3 game 
Overall I rate The Last of Us a 9.7/10

Monday 12 September 2016

Level 3 games design
Unit 78 Digital Graphics for Computer Games
Artistic styles 
I am going to be analysing 4 different types of artistic styles the first one i'm going to start off with is photo realism.
Photo realism
Image result for fifa 17 bayern munich facesPhoto realism is the artistic style of taking a picture of a certain object or item or background and then tracing over that picture and making the picture seem life like. However, the one problem with photo realism is that sometimes the images are too sharp. One example of photo realism is the players heads in Fifa 17.

Exaggeration
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Published 2014
The second artistic style is exaggeration, exaggeration is generally used more in anime's and cartoons. One example of this is in the anime No Game No Life where the eyes and hair are over exaggerated.


Abstraction
Abstraction is one of the oldest artistic styles that I am going to cover it was made by Pablo Picasso and many games have decided to use his work. Abstraction is using shapes and geometry to make a game one example of this is the popular game franchise called Geometry Wars.
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Published November 17 2003
Pixel Art
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Pixel art is art that is using pixels too make and generally it is an image of something that does not exist on this world and something that you can't take a picture of. One famous example of pixel art is a picture of Barrack Obama. 
Unit 20 Computer Game Platforms and Technology 
My gaming machines- then and now
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Gameboy Advanced SP

  • It was released September 19 2005
  • The sixth generation 
  • 32 bit RISC-CPU (16.78 MHz) 
  • GPU=Custom 2D core
  • Internet/wifi NO
  • Resolution 240x160 
  • Game Format Cartridge (32 MB) 
  • Speakers: mono 

PlayStation 4

  • It was released November 29 2013 
  • AMD 8 core processor 
  • GDDR5 8GB 
  • AV output HDMI 
  • GPU 1.84 TFLOPS
  • Internet/wifi YES 
  • Game format: disc or digital 
  • The fourth generation 
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  • speakers: surround sound
Positives and Negatives
The Gameboy advance had a small screen and features with a lack of memory whereas the PlayStation 4 does. The gameboy advance did not have many games or big games.
The games have changed a lot from cartridges to discs and smaller games to bigger games with better quality and better graphics.
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