Coltness HS – Computer Games Development
BGE & NPA
Here are the URL’s of the videos in the notes. Unfortunately most of these are blocked in YouTube’s restricted mode.
The videos show an example of each genre.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=QvceEH3L4co
https://youtube.com/watch?v=s2YLCdPxo7k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2WlUuBpI24
We live in a broadband world of fast downloads and user produced content. Our gaming devices therefore need to have somewhere to store all of these files. Today in class we were focused on finding out more about devices.
Create the following table in your jotter or in word.
| Name | Price | Capacity | Interface | Platform |
Below is a list of devices that we can use to store games or content, search for at least one of each device and fill the correct information into the table above.
This leads us to a question that we need to consider the answer too. What is the current trend in gaming storage?
So Microsoft have announced the Xbox One X, which appears to be a proper 4K Xbox one console. The technical specifications are pretty impressive, with claims that this is the most powerful home console ever.
It has quite a few games lined up for launch day. The question that will need to wait to be answered is “Is there any point getting one if you don’t have a 4K TV?”
It due out Nov 7th and will cost £449, which is a lot more than the Xbox One S at just £199.
So we are off and running with BGE Games Development. We started off looking at Track Nations Forever, lots of great racers out there. We will focus on design in the coming weeks.
Using Wikipedia we found the following technical specifications.
Using Wikipedia we found the following technical specifications.
We often consider there only to be three main games console hardware companies; Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo.
However, what makes a console? If a console is defined as a device that plays electronic games, then is a smartphone a console? What about regular computers? Laptops play games and you can plug in a xbox or PS4 controller to them for remote play or even to play games that are installed on them.
I would say that the modern definition of a games console is an electronic device that is used predominantly for games where the games software is provided by the same hardware company through either an online games store or physical storage device. Now this at first glance looks a little wordy but it serves to separate purely games machines from the more general purpose “getting used for games” devices.
The current generation of games consoles are therefore;
A case could be made for the Nivdia Sheild but it is a streaming device with some Android game support.
Over the next few classes we are going to have a look at what makes one console different (better?) than another one.
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Here is the Custom CSS I am using
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float: left;
margin-right: 75%;
margin-left: 0;
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float: right;
margin-right: 0;
margin-left: -100%;
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.post-thumbnail {
height: 0;
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width: 150px;
-webkit-transform: translateY(10px);
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Welcome back, in fourth year this year we will be undertaking the National Progression Award in Computer Games Development. This qualification is delivered in three units;
I have started updating this site with the new content.
Create a blog post about your favourite game. Undertake research online and create a post containing:
Use lots of graphics and an interesting style to make it readable.
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