Unit:78 digital graphics for computer graphics P1

     
                                                                                                                                   

Kurt Bremner          date started 28th September          deadline 5th november             UNIT 78 computer games graphics 



assignment task:compare and contrast the digital graphics of at least 2 games. One must be 2D and the other 3D

The difference between a 2D game and 3D game is that it feels like the object has a shape is distinguishable by shadows and lighting ETC.


2D game: the original super Mario bros game.
This Mario game was made in 1985 and was a sequel to the 1983 Mario bros game and was created for the NES. ATARI and nintendo  this game is a 8 bit platform game and as a result it is pixelated.  Most games produced in this era were 2D games because the computers struggled to played them.  Another example of 2D pixelated game is donkey Kong. Ironically you also play as a pixelated Mario to stop donkey Kong and rescue his girlfriend.
Donkey Kong was released in 1981 by Nintendo

Pixelated games look like they are made out tiny squares but they're not. you can tell when a game style is  pixelated because of the flat looking sprites (character/objects) and the blocky looking graphics and flat looking backgrounds.

http://www.ukvac.com/forum/pacmania-1st-cab-repair_topic342187.html

I'm sure that you'd agree that the background for Mario is easily memorable because of it's bright backgrounds and green tubes dotted around the map. This may be because the feel of the backgrounds have never changed throughout the lifespan of the franchise. The same goes for the music the link below is to the theme song of Mario.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnipB_8Br8U

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros.

                   

This is the original box art for the super Mario bros
http://www.bowsershrine.com/updates.php

                   A Raster images were used in the creation of super Mario. Possibly a JPEG or a GIF  It could be a JPEG because you alter the level of compression in them. Or a Gif because no information is lost in the compression (lossless compression) however it cannot be as small as a JPEG.






To your right-------------------------------------------------    is the original super Mario case which i believe is a good case because it shows the characters and does not try to lie to you about what the game looks like. I think that a game which has a 3d background should be a 3d game and the same goes for 2d games. People may be dissapointed by a game having a 3d background but 2d environments and sprites.







WORD OF NOTE: super Mario bros was the best selling video game for over 3 decades until it was replaced by the Wii sports. it has sold more the 40 million copies world wide.


The creators of both game would of used some kind of compression on the files. (compression is simply making the file smaller) 

Image capture: They would not be able to capture images for the 2D games because they would've been hand drawn. They might capture images in 3D games with a digital camera, screenshot or a video recorder.



Game 2: 3D: Middle Earth Shadow Of Mordor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkSuZsZILuc

Shadow of mordor is a open world action,adventure game where you play as a ranger killed by the "black hand of sauron". The objective is to avenge your family's  and lovers death.
This game has hack and slash and stealth mechanics but it is no doubt a action/adventure game.  This game was released in October 3rd 2014.

Another example of a 3D game is Dungeon defenders. It is a role player. tower defense game  and also with RPG elements. The aim of the game is to defend against a army of monsters.
This is a cel shaded game and runs on the unreal 3 engine.

http://159.203.78.138/dungeon-defenders

The majority of the games released on the most recent consoles will probably 64 bit because of technological advancement over the past decade.
This is a photo realistic game (a game which tries to look as realistic as possible) because i believe it does not look like a cartoon or something from a anime. I think this way because it is a dark game and does not have the classic bright and vibrant colors and sharp angled faces.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/45700/

http://shadowofmordor.wikia.com/wiki/Talion

A raster images was probably used in the creation of this game as well. But i doubt it'd be a JPEG because it may not be big enough data for this image. It was probably a TIFF they used because they are uncompressed therefore can store a lot of detailed data they are flexible in terms of color and content .