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IMA EXAM
IMA EXAM
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10/19/2006

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Term
Bitmapped
Definition
Raster, fixed at a particular resolution, difficult to resize w/o distortion
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JPEG
Definition
compression
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MPEG
Definition
compression of video
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Object Oriented
Definition
Vector, can be resized w/o distortion
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design document
Definition
plan for the technical and administrative aspects of a games creation
Term
Game mechanics
Definition
navigation the player uses to move the character through the game
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Game elements
Definition
characters
Items-weaponry
mechanisms-switches
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Game progression
Definition
how the player progresses through the game
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AI
Definition
how the virtual world will respond to the player
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polygon
Definition
any shape with at least 3 sides
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textures
Definition
Bump maps/ 2D images that create the look of texture
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Bump maps
Definition
2D images that create the look of texture
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Material Maps
Definition
offer different reflective properties
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Image Maps
Definition
2D images applied to the surface of a model
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6DOF
Definition
combination of coordinates x,y,z
pitch, yaw,roll
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Rendering
Definition
final assembly of the image by the computer
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Game Engine
Definition
the software that handles the player input
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game loop
Definition
the operation of the game engine outputing the results of the player input as sounds and force feedback
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Fill rate
Definition
the number of pixels that can be rendered and displayed per second
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API
Definition
application programming interface/ used to render a game
Term
humorous phases of funny faces
Definition
j stuart blackton
Term
Dimmer
Definition
controls voltage to lights
Term
PAR
Definition
stationary lights
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YOKE
Definition
moving light
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mirror
Definition
moving light
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Cue system
Definition
sends sound to the artist while recording
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motion capture
Definition
computer animation technique for achieving more realistic results.
optical/magnetic/electro-mechanical
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Keyframing
Definition
give the software key poses and the software supplies the interpolation for the animation
Term
Particle FX
Definition
physics based, smoke, fire, rain
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Scene building
Definition
composition, camera setup, lighting
Term
Electric Crew
Definition
Gaffer/Best Boy Electric/Electric Utility
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Grip Department
Definition
Key Grip/Best Boy Grip/Grip
Term
Film Crew
Definition
Producer/Director/Director of photography
Term
NTSC TV Resolution standard
Definition
480
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PAL
Definition
Phase Alternating Line- Western Europe
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SECAM
Definition
FRANCE
Term
NTSC
Definition
National TV Standards Committee
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HDTV Standards
Definition
720 & 1080
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CCD
Definition
Charge coupled device
Term
Bandwidth
Definition
frequency range between the highest and lowest frequency to pass through a component or circuit
Term
Throughput
Definition
how much data can pass through a line medium
Term
line medium
Definition
a channel through which data travels
Term
Ethernet
Definition
modern standard architecture for LAN's
Term
Nominal level
Definition
perfect for recording
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DMX
Definition
computer programming code used for lighting
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Design Document
Definition
Internal document, external document, treatment
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AIFF
Definition
mac audio format
Term
WAV
Definition
mircosoft audio format
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