Research Exercise

Unit 78 Digital Graphics For Games Design 

Research Exercise 

File Extensions 

A file extension or a file name extension is the ending of the file that confirms what type of files it is. for example if it was My report.JPEG the JPEG means that at it is a JPEG file same with a TXT (Text) or a EXE (Explorer). there are many different types of file extensions and the image on the right shows a lot of them.

Compression 

File compression is a data compression method in which the logical size of a file is reduced to save disk space for easier and faster transmission over a network or the Internet. it still keeps all of the saved data on it but it just makes it easier to transfer and uses less disk space. 

Image Capture 

Image Capture is basically the term for capturing a image or a picture using a vision sensor so like a camera. another way of doing it is to capture a screen shot on a phone which is a simple way of doing it but to really capture a image you need to use a camera with a good lens on it.

Optimising 

The definition of Optimising is to start of on any given task and is to make that task and complete it as the best that it can be and make sure it is at its finest and making sure it is perfect. there are many situations in gaming that you need to optimise for example when you are creating a background for a video game then you will need to optimise in order to create the best quality background that you need/ want.

Storage of Image Assets 

Storage of image assets is a very useful way to store things like textures, graphics and text styles so that others can easily access them and assets. This is very useful within the games industry as most company’s have lots of different teams who all need to access the same stuff. Being able to transfer files between colleges really speeds up production as you don’t need to wait around for the files to transfer. Being speedy is very very important in the gaming industry as company’s need to meet deadlines. the image on the right is showing the certain folders that this person has made to let his colleagues be able to use his work.