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1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
IG2 Task 1
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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: Jake
Thompson
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
demonstration or preview of an upcoming or
recently released video game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_demo
You can tell that this is a demostarting
menu as it doesn’t have allof the
starter options that the fullversion
does.
This image represents demoas it is the opening
menu on the Minecraft demodownload. It also tells
you I the image what is involved withthe download.
Beta A beta test refers to the distribution of pre-
release game software to a selectgroup of
people so that they can test the game in their
own homes.
http://www.techopedia.com/definition/27136/beta-
test-gaming
This image is takenfrom the beta
version ofthe game is it wasscreen
shotted before the full release of the
game.
This image represents the beta for titanfall. Inthe
image it shows just a few online features.

2. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
IG2 Task 1
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Alpha A very early version of a software product
that may not contain all of the features
that are planned for the final version.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/alpha_version.
html
In this image it is the start menuof the
game legend oflore alpha test.
Pre-Alpha Pre-Alpha means that the game still has a
scheduled list of code and assets to be written
and
created.https://carmageddon.zendesk.com/hc/en-
us/articles/200416352-What-does-Pre-Alpha-mean-
This image is from a game calleddayz
and this game is currentlyina pre-
alpha test at the moment.
This game is currentlyinthe Pre-alpha gameplayas it
is not updated to the full game.
Gold A golden master, or GM, is the final
version of software program that is sent to
manufacturing and is used to make retail
copies of the software.
http://www.techterms.com/definition/golden
master
This is the gold edition ofa game trials
evolutiongoldversionandthe gold
version has extendedmaps.
This image represents goldas you can see
in the image that it’s a gold editionof the game.

3. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
IG2 Task 1
3
Debug identify and remove errors from (computer
hardware or software).
"games are the worstto debug"
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-
instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-
8#q=what%20is%20the%20definition%20of%20debug
This is the message froma debug
which is a longcode that helps you get
rid of a buginthe game that youare
playing witha glitch.
This image is the code froma debug in a computer.
Automation A general technologyterm that is used to
describe anyprocess being automated through
the use of computers and computer software.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/P/process_auto
mation.html
White-Box
Testing
A software testing technique wherebyexplicit
knowledge ofthe internal workings ofthe item
being tested are used to selectthe test data.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/White_Box_T
esting.html

4. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
IG2 Task 1
4
Bug A software bug is an error, flaw, failure,
or fault in a computer program or system that
causes itto produce an incorrect or unexpected
result,or to behave in unintended ways.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug
A bug in a game is basicallya glitch and
in this game the bugis that whenyou
kill anenemythe players stretchacross
the screen.
This image is a bug inthe game that show when
someone has beenshot there bodyhas stretched.
GAME
ENGINES
GAME
ENGINES
Vertex Shader A programmablefunction in display adapters
that offers a graphics application programmer
flexibility in rendering an image.
http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/53754/
vertex-shader
Vertex shaders are from how the
animation starts off to the finished
product.
Pixel Shader The name used to describe the method in which
a GPU applies textures and renders pixels to
the display.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/P/Pixel_Shader.
html
This image shows the difference with
the image when youhave the pixel
shaders offandon.
This image shows the difference withthe image
when you have the pixel shaders off andon. This is
an image from the game far cry.
Post Processing Sonar data processing after real time data
generation and storage.
http://www.instituteformarineacoustics.org/SonarPr
imer/data/gloss_6c.htm

5. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
IG2 Task 1
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Rendering Rendering is the process of generating an image
from a 2D or 3D model (or models in what
collectivelycouldbe calleda scene file), bymeans of
computer programs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendering_(computer_
graphics)
Render distance in some gamescanbe
set to different lengths andit is usedto
set the range of what you cansee on a
game.
Render distance in Minecraft.
Normal Map In 3D computer graphics, normal mapping, or "Dot3
bump mapping", is a technique usedfor fakingthe
lightingof bumps and dents – animplementation of
bump mapping.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_mapping
Entity An entityis something that exists in itself, actuallyor
hypothetically. It neednot be ofmaterial existence.
In particular, abstractions andlegalfictions are
usuallyregardedas entities. In general, there is also
no presumptionthat an entityis animate.
Slender is a horror storywhichhas
loads of different views but is not a
true storyand hasbeen made intoa
game fromthe stories created.

6. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
IG2 Task 1
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UV Map UV mapping is the 3D modellingprocessof makinga
2D image representationof a 3D model's surface.
Uv mapping shows in this image how
the player canbe designedfrom
scratch andhowto edit the character.
This showhowto design a Minecraft character.
Procedural
Texture
A procedural texture is a computer-generatedimage
createdusing analgorithm intendedto create a
realistic representationof natural elements suchas
wood, marble, granite, metal, stone, andothers.
Physics Computer animationphysics or game physics
involves the introductionof the laws of physics intoa
simulationor game engine, particularlyin 3D
computer graphics, for the purpose of making the
effects appear more real to the observer. Typically,
simulationphysics is onlya close approximationto
real physics, and computationis performed using
discrete values.
Minecraft usesphysics anda realistic
gesture when using TNT as you have to
set up a whole scene for it to work
properly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLxsac53FKQ
This videoshows the games which uses the best
physics.

7. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
IG2 Task 1
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Collision Collisiondetection typicallyrefers to the
computationalproblemof detecting the intersection
of two or more objects. While the topic is most often
associatedwith its use invideogamesandother
physical simulations, it alsohas applications in
robotics.
This is a detailed picture of what an
explosion looks like whenthe plane
collides withthe floor in GTA during a
crash landing.
This image is from a plane crashingon GTA
Lighting
AA – Anti-
Aliasing
Anti-aliasing mayrefer to anyof a number of
techniques to combat the problems of aliasingina
sampledsignal suchas a digitalimage or digital audio
recording.
With anti-aliasing, if it usespixels,
when turnedonit willblur out the
edges.
LoD – Level of
Detail
In computer graphics, accounting for level of detail
involves decreasing the complexityof a 3D object
representation as it moves awayfrom the viewer or
accordingto other metrics suchas object
importance, viewpoint-relative speedor position.
Level of detail techniques increases the efficiencyof
rendering bydecreasingthe workloadongraphics
pipeline stages, usuallyvertex transformations.
With LoD the more polys that you use
the more detailed the image will
become whencompleted.
Animation A simulationof movement created bydisplayinga
seriesof pictures, or frames. Cartoons ontelevision
are one example ofanimation. Animationon
computers is one of the chiefingredients of
multimedia presentations.

8. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
IG2 Task 1
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Sprite In computer graphics, a sprite (alsoknownbyother
names;see Synonyms below) is a two-dimensional
image or animationthat is integratedintoa larger
scene.
A sprite is the character that youmake
for the game you are designingor it
could alsobe a plane.
Scene A scene graph is a general data structure commonly
usedbyvector-basedgraphics editing applications
and modern computer games.
Cut scenes are used in everygame that
you will play. Theywillmostlybe used
at the start of a mission/race or the
end of a mission/race.
This is a cut scene from the game formula one before
the race.
Library This is what shows everythingthat you can make or
get in a game.
The librarythat is showninthispicture
is from Minecraft and thisshows the
armour, weapons, foodandother
items to be obtained inMinecraft.

9. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
IG2 Task 1
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UI User interface is basicallythe pause menu which
shows most of the options inthe game that you can
change throughthe mainpage that you see when
you’re playing.
The UI on Minecraft shows what tools
you have inyour inventorywhichis the
hot bar at the bottom. And alsoshows
a little crafting box and more.
Frames Frames ina game are whenthe game looks like it is
lagging but it is a dropin the framessothe game
moves slower.
This image is not from a game but it is
a good example for whenthere is a
drop of framesinany situation.
The more frames per secondthe better the quality.
Concept Concept art shows the difference whenthe character
is drewandwhenthe drawinghas beenchanged
into a animation.
This is how the characters ina game
are designed.

10. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
IG2 Task 1
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Event An event ina game is anything that willhappen
within the game.
This is when youtryto cook in Sims
with no cooking skillsand the kitchen
gets set onfire.
Path finding