In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional bitmap that is integrated into a larger scene, most often in a 2D video game. Originally, the term...
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Look up Sprite or sprite in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sprite commonly refers to: Sprite (computer graphics), a smaller bitmap composited onto another...
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computer program. A software application or component that performs rendering is called a rendering engine, render engine, rendering system, graphics...
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the use of vector graphics declined substantially due to improvements in sprite technology; rasterized 3D Filled Polygon Graphics returned to the arcades...
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Bit blit (redirect from Blit (computer science))
stands for bit block transfer) is a data operation commonly used in computer graphics in which several bitmaps are combined into one using a boolean function...
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a glossary of terms relating to computer graphics. For more general computer hardware terms, see glossary of computer hardware terms. Contents 0–9 A B...
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a list of computer graphics and descriptive geometry topics, by article name. 2D computer graphics 2D geometric model 3D computer graphics 3D modeling...
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in computer graphics include user interface design, sprite graphics, raster graphics, rendering, ray tracing, geometry processing, computer animation,...
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eXtended Graphics Array (usually called XGA) is a graphics card manufactured by IBM and introduced for the IBM PS/2 line of personal computers in 1990...
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technique has become popular because of the ease with which 2D sprite- and tile-based graphics can be made to represent 3D gaming environments. Because parallel...
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moving images, while computer animation only refers to moving images. Modern computer animation usually uses 3D computer graphics. Computer animation is a digital...
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2D computer graphics is the computer-based generation of digital images—mostly from two-dimensional models (such as 2D geometric models, text, and digital...
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A graphics processing unit (GPU) is a specialized electronic circuit designed for digital image processing and to accelerate computer graphics, being present...
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Texture atlas (redirect from Sprite sheet)
In computer graphics, a texture atlas (also called a spritesheet or an image sprite in 2D game development) is an image containing multiple smaller images...
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Shader (redirect from Shader (computer graphics))
In computer graphics, a shader is a computer program that calculates the appropriate levels of light, darkness, and color during the rendering of a 3D...
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MOS Technology VIC-II (category Graphics chips)
home computer rivals had bitmap graphics while the VIC-20 only had redefinable characters. About 3/4 of the chip surface is used for the sprite functionality...
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architecture for the Atari 8-bit computer consisting of two chips. The CTIA chip handles sprites and background graphics, but to reduce load on the main...
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help of computers, the technique to render realistic 3D computer graphics (CG) or 3D computer-generated imagery (CGI), is unique to computer animation...
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Voxel (redirect from Voxel graphics)
Feiner (1990). "Spatial-partitioning representations; Surface detail". Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice. The Systems Programming Series. Addison-Wesley...
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2.5D (redirect from Fake 3D graphics)
pseudo-3D scaling and detailed sprites. In 1981, Sega's Turbo was the first racing game to use sprite scaling with full-colour graphics. Pole Position by Namco...
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Bitmap (category Graphics file formats)
Raster graphics Raster scan Rasterization Sprite (computer graphics) Voxels Vector graphics Image tracing "ARCHIVED: What are bitmap and vector graphics, and...
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video chip known as a Graphics Processing Unit. Very early PCs used one of the much simpler (even compared to most home computer video hardware) video...
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Sprite multiplexing is a computer graphics technique where additional sprites (moving images) can be drawn on the screen, beyond the nominal maximum....
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Pixar (redirect from Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Project)
Company. Pixar started in 1979 as part of the Lucasfilm computer division. It was known as the Graphics Group before its spin-off as a corporation in 1986...
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Sprite comics are webcomics that consist primarily of computer sprites from video games. Art assets are ripped from various classic games such as Mega...
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Real-time computer graphics or real-time rendering is the sub-field of computer graphics focused on producing and analyzing images in real time. The term...
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Atari 7800 (category Computer-related introductions in 1986)
Scrapyard Dog and Midnight Mutants. Designed by General Computer Corporation, the 7800 has graphics hardware similar to early 1980s arcade video games and...
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Low poly (category 3D computer graphics)
Low poly is a polygon mesh in 3D computer graphics that has a relatively small number of polygons. Low poly meshes occur in real-time applications (e...
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3D modeling (redirect from 3D model (computer graphics))
In 3D computer graphics, 3D modeling is the process of developing a mathematical coordinate-based representation of a surface of an object (inanimate...
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X68000 (category Computer-related introductions in 1987)
Oki MSM80C51 MCU GPU (graphics processing unit) chipset: Sharp-Hudson Custom Chipset X68000 (1987) model - CYNTHIA Jr/Sr Sprite Controller, VINAS CRT...
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