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A skybox is a method of creating backgrounds to make a video game level appear larger than it really is. [1] When a skybox is used, the level is enclosed in a cuboid.The sky, distant mountains, distant buildings, and other unreachable objects are projected onto the cube's faces (using a technique called cube mapping), thus creating the illusion of distant three-dimensional surroundings.
A screen generator, also known as a screen painter, screen mapper, [1] or forms generator is a software package (or component thereof) which enables data entry screens to be generated declaratively, by "painting" them on the screen WYSIWYG-style, or through filling-in forms, rather than requiring writing of code to display them manually.
Before the advent of on-screen displays, the only interface available for programming a home video recorder was a small VFD, LED or LCD panel and a small number of buttons. Correctly setting up a recording for a specific programme was therefore a somewhat complex operation for many people. G-Code, VideoPlus+ and ShowView were removed this ...
The Signetics 2636 video processors were first used in the 1978 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System and later in the 1979 Elektor TV Games Computer. The Atari VCS , released in 1977, has a hardware sprite implementation where five graphical objects can be moved independently of the game playfield.
Skybox (sports), a type of private luxury seating area in sports stadiums; Skybox (video games), a construct used in 3D graphics to simulate skies; Skybox Imaging, a satellite operator; SkyBox International, a trading card company; SkyBox Labs, video game developer; Sky box or Digibox, a set-top box provided by Sky UK; Skybox, a song from Wunna
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A side-scrolling video game (alternatively side-scroller) is a video game viewed from a side-view camera angle where the screen follows the player as they move left or right. The jump from single-screen or flip-screen graphics to scrolling graphics during the golden age of arcade games was a pivotal leap in game design, comparable to the move ...
Speedrun of a SuperTux level. Speedrunning is the act of playing a video game, or section of a video game, with the goal of completing it as fast as possible.Speedrunning often involves following planned routes, which may incorporate sequence breaking and exploit glitches that allow sections to be skipped or completed more quickly than intended.