Computer games graphic types

Within the world of gaming graphics are used in every inch of the view-able pleasure experienced by the player. Ranging from such medias as the box art and advertising, to the textures used to give the models life. Through this brief blog you can see me explain to you a different variety of computer game graphics that are used in this industry.

2D sprites

A sprite is a flat image in a game that is used for a character or an object. 2D sprites are a collection of still images used together to emulate a characters movements. This method is not often used in recent games but is very common amongst old games such as Megaman.

3D Isometric Sprite

3D isometric sprites are taken from a 3D model but uses the same process as before to create a moving 2D image. This is to create a 3D perspective in a 2D render. Isometric refers to the viewpoint of the game itself which will be slightly elevated but to the side of your character. the game Q-bert was the first game to use an isometric graphic style.

 

Concept art

Concept art is the first step in making the designs real. A concept artist will create a drawing of a character that is taken from what the design team has given them. However this is not limit to one design, as the concept artist will make tens and nearly hundreds of different designs for a single idea and decide which one will be taken into modelling.

 

Textures

Textures are placed on the 3D model to give it its "looks". The image will be a 2D image that will be fixed into place around the model to give it a better look for the game, rather than a large grey sculpture.

In-game interface.

The in game interface is within a game and give the player information about their game to assist them. This comes in the forms of the HUD (Heads up display) which is on the game generally around the edges and tells you things like how much ammo your weapon has etc. Another one would be the in-game menus such as the pause screens and start menus.

Printed media

The printed media is things such as posters figures and general things to promote the game. This also includes the box art for the game itself. The purpose of this is to attract a big audience and to make sure a big demographic is aware of the game and are more likely to buy it.