File formates

JPG is a raster/bitmat file, it uses lossy compression. You would save files as JPG if you were puting it on the internet or sending to your mates. You would not use a JPG file formate for posters or profashonal use. The down side to JPG is once you have saved it to make the file smaller you can't get those colours back.

GIF files is a raster/bitmap, it uses lossless compression. You would save drawings, line art or maps in a GIF file. You wouldn't use it for photos. The down side to GIF is there's a maximum of 256 colours.

PNG is a raster/bitmap file, it uses lossless compression. You would save photos in a PNG file. You wouldn't use it in layers because it Doesn't store any additional information. The downside of PNG files is that they are large therefor takes some time to load.

PSD files is a raster/bitmap, it uses lossless compression. You would use a PSD file for layers, masks, transparency. You would not use PSD files for puting on the web because it has large file sizes. The dowside is that it takes up a lot of storage.

AI and EPS files are very simaler, they both use lossless compression. You would use them for instructs. They are no good for photos. The downside to them is you can't use photos.

file types

Lossy compression is commonly used for compressing pictures, audio and video files to reduce the amount of storage it uses like reducing the pictures colours to the point where the quality is still there.

Lossless compression is were an image can't be reduced because you can't take any pixels or remove pixels.

The advantages of JPG file is it can be reduced a lot without loosing the quality to the human eye. The disadvantages is that big companies won't use JPG because they want as much quality in the images, and JPG images aren't very high quality.

Graphics tablets

A graphics tablet is where you draw pictures onto your computer for games or cartoons. There are 6 different types of graphic tablets from A1-6. The cost of the graphics tablets can vary from £50-£1500 depending on, the size, quality and sensitivity.

Normally the more expensive the graphics tablet, the bigger and better the sensitivity so you can get a more realistic response. But you can be ripped off from an unknown company if you are not careful.

Textures

Textures are used in the characters, environments, vehicles and weapons in games.Without the textures the graphics would be very basic.When the modeler creates the 3D models they'er white, like clay.Then someone puts on the texture to make the image photo realistic, cartoony or cel shading.    

Concept art

A concept artist is important for films and games mainly. They draw what the boss wants in their game/film like characters, vehicle, environment or weapons. Then once the boss likes what the concept artist has drawn the pictures are used by the 3D modelers so they know what they can model for their boss. They also help the sound people create sounds for the weapons and vehicles. they help the level designers design the environments from the artists drawings.

sport, fantasy, simulation, action, and adventure games

Sport games are different. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic games was realest because the Olympics was in Beijing in 2008 and the game is about you playing in the Olympic games as a characters from the Mario or Sonic games and race in 24 events based on the Olympic games. Another sport game is tiger woods PGA tour which unlike Mario and sonic at the Olympic games, its trying to be photo realistic. Another difference is tiger woods is a golf game where Mario and Sonic is races.

Simulation games try to be like real life the Sims which is were you have a home, job and a family but it doesn't cover stuff like a credit crunch or a robbery or a fire. Another simulation game would be call of duty because it simulates real war time situations like abusing your enemies or being ambushed.

fantasy games use stuff like myths, legends, wizards, dragon, kings, witches, gods etc. a fantasy game I'm playing at the moment is golden axe beast rider and what you do in this game is you go thought the story as a female character trying to get all the pieces of this golden axe that had been broken. Afro Samaria is also a Fantasy game, but not just any Fantasy game because it's Cel shaded and it's futuristic.

action and adventure games  are probable the most abundant. too human is an action adventure game as you go through the story as a god that protects the human race by defeating robots and zombies.  a brilliant action adventure game would be mass effect which is were you play as a person named shepherd and go through the Galaxy e to find Saren

3D games

In 3D games there is depth as well as height and width which gives you more realism especially when you can turn and shoot someone on halo no mater where there are unless there's someone or something in the way. In more recent years 3D games have became more popular due to games like Halo, Gears Of War or Mass Effect which are played on the Xbox 360.

Exaggeration, Cartoon, Cel shading, Photo realistic games

Exaggeration games will have bigger eyes or smaller noses. Eternal Sonata is an exaggeration game or Fate/unlimited codes.

Those games can also be known as cartoony but there are games that are more cartoony like Sonic the hedgehog or Shadow the hedgehog.

Cel shading games are given more of a comic look such as afro samurai or ed, edd n eddy: the miss edventures.

Most of the games that are recent or that are coming soon are trying to become photo realistic such as halo, gears of war or Forza motorsport 3.

2D games

2D games are flat and basic. they were very popular in the 80's and early 90's, because they didn't have the machines with the complexity of handling of 3D games. There was the Gameboy and Atari Jaguar are 2 2D consoles. There was A.V.P which came out on the Xbox 360 in 3D later on, another 2D game is sonic which is on the gameboy and what you do on sonic is go through different levels to get to the boss.