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Video Game Programming

Video Game Programming. Radical Entertainment Inc. Console Architecture. What is a Console?. Consoles are dedicated game machines Current Consoles: PS2 XBox Dreamcast Game Cube. Console components. Example: Playstation. Differences between console and PC Game components. TV Output

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Video Game Programming

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  1. Video Game Programming Radical Entertainment Inc.

  2. Console Architecture

  3. What is a Console? • Consoles are dedicated game machines • Current Consoles: • PS2 • XBox • Dreamcast • Game Cube

  4. Console components

  5. Example: Playstation

  6. Differences between console and PC Game components • TV Output • No Harddrive • No Virtual Memory • No complex saved games • Memory Cards • Limited Memory • Limited CPU power

  7. Benefits of Console programming • Fixed target

  8. Game Design is often influenced by hardware limitations • PC games are often networked

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