~COLOR in Kingdom Hearts

Cool Colors-

Square Enix, . Kingdom Hearts. 2005. Photograph. Tumblr.comWeb. 27 Aug 2012. <http://static.tumblr.com/vxyn7pr/HtOlphsc9/kingdom-hearts-147295.jpg>.

Cool colors are the colors that are low on the color spectrum. The entirety of this picture consists of cool colors. Blue being the primary one. 

Color Dominance-

Kalaharikami, . kingdom hearts wallpaper. 2005. Photograph. Photobucket.comWeb. 27 Aug 2012. <http://s443.photobucket.com/albums/qq154/kalaharikami/kingdon hearts/?action=view¤t=KingdomHeartsWall12.jpg¤ttag=kingdom hearts wallpapers keyblade>.

Dominant color are the colors that are first noticed when a picture is looked at. In this picture, the warm colors are the ones that catch the eye first. 

Monochromatic-

Square Enix, .http://ps2media.gamespy.com/ps2/image/article/698/698896/kingdom-hearts-ii-20060328055716553.jpg. 2005. Photograph. http://www.hottest-arcade-games.comWeb.  Aug 2012. <http://ps2media.gamespy.com/ps2/image/article/698/698896/kingdom-hearts-ii-20060328055716553.jpg>.

A monochromatic object or image has colors in shades of limited colors or hues. In this image. Donald and Goofy are depicted in monochrome. 

~ILLUSION OF MOTION in Storyboarding

Way to suggest motion-

Video Game Cinematic, “Destroy All Humans – Path to Furon”
THQ, Inc./Crankypants Games  http://www.storyboardcity.com/storyboard01.html 

Motion lines are lines that are drawn to show motion. In the first panel of the story board for Destroy All Humans, a motion line is used to shown that Crypo is turning his head. Arrested action is shown in the second panel with the robots floating in the background.  Cropping is used in the fifth panel to show the robot flying out of panel. 

~ILLUSION OF SPACE in Arcade Games

Isometric Perspective:

McLoaf, . Q*Bert. 2007. Photograph. WikipediaWeb. 27 Aug 2012. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5e/Qbert.png/220px-Qbert.png>.

Isometric projection is a method for visually representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions in technical and engineering drawings.Q*Bert was one of the first arcade games to use Isometric Perspective as an actual gaming platform. 

Transparency:

TSR, . hedgehogripplegf6.jpg. 2007. Photograph. forums.penny-arcade.comWeb. 27 Aug 2012. <http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2595/hedgehogripplegf6.jpg>.

Transparency is the property of allowing the transmission of light through a material. In Sonic the Hedgehog, the water appears to be transparent and allows players to see through it. 

One Point Perspective:

Nintendo, . 1114-super-mario-flas-action.jpg. 2007. Photograph. http://www.hottest-arcade-games.comWeb. 27 Aug 2012. <http://www.hottest-arcade-games.com/action-games/1114-super-mario-flas-action.jpg>.

One point perspective occurs when the lines receding into the space appear to converge at

a single point. Mario is a game that takes place in one point perspective. 

~PATTERNS AND TEXTURES in Assassin's Creed

Painting texture and patterns. Personal picture by Jay Perry. 24 August 2012

Patterns

Patterns are a series of repeating shapes such as the ones on Ezio's clothes.

Assassin's Creed 2. N.d. Photograph. blogspot.comWeb. 24 Aug 2012. <https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfjcIZXZ2v3hqkm7_Tw5I8ttIxhyphenhyphenpLFREmd2aiSwEcVFBlI-yrfm5IAAkOaYYJ6oalzZ2qhnQelCH8-iyKjA-2DV_Dik8RKM7zvIBRoegBAQSV_ITaIZKdWDRKyZW4lqZ-AzQl9YLWu3k/s1600/assassins-creed-2.jpg>.  

Texture

Texture is the consistency of a surface. Almost everything in a video game such as Assassin's Creed has a texture to it.

Assassin's Creed. 2012. Photograph. starmedia.comWeb. 24 Aug 2012. <http://swotti.starmedia.com/tmp/swotti/cacheYXNZYXNZAW4NCYBJCMVLZA==U29MDHDHCMUTVMLKZW8GR2FTAW5N/imgAssassins Creed4.jpg>. 

Tactile

WHen something is tactile, it appeals to the sense of touch. An example of this would be the wood supports that hold up the building in this screenshot.

Assassin's Creed 3 Screenshot. 2012. Photograph. n.p. Web. 24 Aug 2012. <http://cache.g4tv.com/ImageDb3/293110_S/assassins-creed-3-screenshots-leak.jpg>.  

~SHAPES in Portal 2

painting a shape. personal photograph by jay perry. 23 August 2012

Volume and Mass

Volume and Mass is when a 2d object shows the properties of a 3d object such as the  Aperture Science Weighted Storage Cube from Portal 2 shown in the picture.

 Valve Corp. Portal 2 test mechanic. N.d. Photograph. ImageshackWeb. 23 Aug 2012. <http://imageshack.us/f/708/portal2testmechanic0002.jpg/>.

Positive and Negative Shape 

Positive and Negative shape is the location of shapes to organize the empty space into various other shapes.  A good example of this is the Portal 2 logo.

Portal 2 Logo. 24 Aug 2012. Photograph. forbes.comWeb. 24 Aug 2012. <http://blogs-images.forbes.com/davidewalt/files/2011/04/portal_2_logo.jpg>.  

Distortion

Distortion is the exaggeration of shape. The portals above are a good example of this because they distort both the walls that they are put onto and also reality.

24 Aug 2012. Photograph. gawkerassets.comWeb. 24 Aug 2012. <http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/11/482a4f08298d9281fc877eb4592fddb4.jpg>.  

Types of Lines in Left 4 Dead

Actual Line:

I chose this picture from Left 4 Dead because they have very nice examples of an actual line such as the Hunter's arm, and the train tracks.

Left 4 Dead . 20 Aug 2012. Photograph. bulk2.destructoid.comWeb. 20 Aug 2012. <http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/141918-hunter.jpg>.

Implied Line:

I chose this screen capture from Left 4 Dead 2 because it illustrates the most basic example of an Implied Line with the use of lights as a pathway for your eye to follow.

Left 4 Dead 2. 20 Aug 2012. Photograph. www.videogamesblogger.comWeb. 20 Aug 2012. <http://www.videogamesblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/left-4-dead-3.jpg>.

Psychic Line:

I chose this image because in a first person shooter such as Left 4 Dead, when you're shooting a gun, there isn't an  actual line pointing from your gun to your target. Instead, there is a psychic line that our eyes follow to help us aim as illustrated above.

Left 4 Dead 2. 20 Aug 2012. Photograph. media.giantbomb.comWeb. 20 Aug 2012. <http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/8484/1199989-left4dead2_2009_11_27_01_45_37_68_super.jpg>.

~LINE

Painting a line. Personal picture by Jay Perry. 8 August 2012