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Old and new UI

 reflective UI Tomb raider was one of the biggest changes we see with UI. There was a limited main menu that was really hard to navigate because, when you died you cannot exit the passport which was your saves/ new game. This made it hard to customize the settings in game. Additionally the control for the game was really bad as both joysticks had to be used for movement and they also both control the camera movement which was very disorienting and frustrating to use when you want to go a certain direction and then you drift off to a random location. In addition there was no HUD which impacted the game massively as you don't have any idea what items you have at your disposable or what your currently selecting, the only HUD was the health bar which would randomly disappear. the newer Tomb raider has a much easier interface to navigate and there were pre rendered in game cutscenes which really brought the game to life and create context to the game whereas the loading screen on the ol...
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Structure of briefs

  contractual briefs : a legal document, which is created between an employee and a client. + give the company ideas what the client wants - heavy workload, lots of creativity required formal briefs : a brief given by the client that informs the producer of all of details of the task and rules they need to follow. + easier to read for both parties so that they can both understand what is being done - client may not feel they have been offered enough information for them to complete the product standard negotiated briefs : This will be used if the co-operative brief given to two or more media companies that are competing the project have any issues between themselves about the brief or anything they would like to clear up with the client. through negotiating the brief can be changed to suit every party. + more open to suggestions from multiple perspectives - can sometimes waste time if  unnecessary issues are brought up that the client believes informal briefs : not documented ...
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Business Structures

 Bootstrapping -  refers to  the process of using only existing resources, such as personal savings, personal computing equipment, and garage space, to start and grow a company . Pros - you have 100% ownership of your business , control over direction of company Cons - slow growth, and survival is hard Crowdfunding -  the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people who each contribute a relatively small amount, typically via the internet. Pros - fast way to raise finances without fees, investors can become loyal customers Cons - building interest for the project may take up significant resources,  i f you don't reach your funding target, any finance will usually be returned to your investors and you will receive nothing Venture Capital Funding -  is a sum of money investors commit for investment in early-stage companies. The investors who supply the fund with money are designated as limited partners...
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Age ratings

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 Legend of Memories What age rating? It has no blood, fights happen against non human characters such as orcs, monsters n dwarfs ect. Occasional bad language but nothing like the F or C words. No sexual content, drug use, gambling or online component to the game. The age ratings id give to this game is Everyone 10+ is because it contains mild violence and language and has no blood and minimal violence for the player. Additionally it is a fantasy styled game so doesnt include lifelike violence towards another human being as it is a war or races type of game. Tomb raider: This has been considered controversial by the character Laura Croft being defined by her sex appeal about how her body is portrayed and modelled. This is a bad portrayal of women in games as it shrouds male power fantacies in clothing of the character, especially with the tight clothes on her athletic physique. Pegi 16 game: This rating is applied once the depiction of violence (or sexual activity) reaches a stage t...
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Legislation laws

 The copyright, designs and patents act 1988 The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988  gives the author or creator the exclusive right to copy, adapt, communicate, lend or sell copies of the work , although this right can be sold or transferred. the heath and safety at work ect act 1974 Adequate training of staff to ensure health and safety procedures are understood and adhered to. Adequate welfare provisions for staff at work. The equality act 2010 It covers everyone in Britain and protects people from discrimination, harassment and victimisation. The information on the your rights pages is here to help you understand if you have been treated unlawfully. The defamation  act 2013 The aim of the Bill is to reform the law of defamation to ensure that a fair balance is struck between the right to freedom of expression and the protection of reputation . The Bill makes a number of substantive changes to the law of defamation, but is not designed to codify the law into a sin...
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Games Business Models

 Buy to Play (B2P) -   is  a revenue model for video games where a game can be played after a one-time purchase , as opposed to a subscription model where the player must pay a subscription at regular intervals to continue having access to the game. e.g. Resident Evil Pay to Play (P2P) -   This refers to  online games that customers must pay to access . Some online gaming requires users to furnish payment to play a game or to play certain games within a free game. Some P2P online games are contained within social networking sites. Free to Play (F2P) -  Free to play (F2P) refers to  a business model for online games in which the game designers do not charge the user or player in order to join the game . Instead, they hope to bring in revenue from advertisements or in-game sales, such as payment for upgrades, special abilities, special items, and expansion packs. Resident evil 2 remastered: - Capcom worked on RE2 - less that $100million to remaster on pr...
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freelancing

 Versatility: ability to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities. this gives higher performance levels. Communication: th e imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium. this helps you to learn and analyse, to know your audience ect. Motivation: a reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way Confidence: the feeling or belief that  one can have faith in or rely on someone or something. Awareness: having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact Environmental concept artist:  the training you would need is probably fine art and to study the natural landscape. this will then make it  easier to produce higher quality  art pieces that are more detailed some software licences  would be photoshop, krita (the art engine),  the skills you would need is to be good at art, communication, a good work ethic to get your artwork done if it is taking longer than expected. You also n...
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