Exercise 1

Level 3 - Games Design

Unit 78 Digital Graphics For Computer Games

      Artistic Styles

        As part of this exercise, I will research four artistic styles.

      Photo Realism

The style is real as a photograph. It makes the whole game feel more realistic. Halo and Call of Duty are examples of this. When I played this game, it felt real.

      Exaggeration

The style resembles Japanese anime and manga. It exaggerates the feel of characters and objects and demonstrates their features. Dynasty Warriors is an example of this. I haven't played the game but the reviews have said they have demonstrated exaggeration by displaying the features of the character above.

      Cell - Shading

The style gives the impression that it was all hand drawn, it is actually done with computer software. There is more of a cartoon feel. It is also to make it less realistic by using less shading and colour, however by using bright colours you can make the images stand out. When I played this game it felt unreal.

      Abstraction

This style contains geometrical lines and shapes which are only used in particular games like the one above. It has features which are unrealistic and it is the opposite to realism. I haven't played this game but I can tell that they have given the effect on the lines.