Games Midterm 2 - Space and Figure-Ground

Elements can be arranged on a 2D plane to create _____

depth

What is the illusion of space?

the creation of a sense of 3D

The depth of a picture can be _____, _____, or _____

flat, shallow, deep

Examples of flat, shallow, and deep pictures

Deus Ex Human Revolution Cover, Crystalis Cover, Klax, Narc

What are other ways that space can seem confusing in the 2D plane?

ambiguous, physically impossible

What does it mean if a space is ambiguous?

certain elements could advance forward or back

What does it mean if a space is impossible?

it creates an illusion that is in contrast with what could happen in reality

Examples of impossible and ambiguous space:

monument valley, qbert

What are some ways to achieve space?

overlap, size, apparent direction, color, atmosphere, aerial, linear perspective, volume, shading

How does overlapping create space?

one object can appear to be behind another

What is the mnemonic for how to create space?

overlapping sizeable directions color the atmosphere from a linear perspective to create volume and shading

How does size create space?

bigger objects appear closer and smaller objects appear farther

How does apparent direction create space?

skewing the object to appear moving deeper

How do warm and cool colors create space?

warm colors advance, cool colors recede

How does color contrast create space?

high contrast advances, low contrast recedes

How does color saturation create space?

high saturation advances, low saturation recedes

This image represents a creation of space through ______

color

How does aerial or atmospheric perspective create space?

blurry objects appear further because of the color of atmosphere

How does linear perspective create space?

smaller objects are farther and perspective lines converge at a single point

What is the first guideline in linear perspective to use?

horizon line at eye-level

What are vanishing points?

the point in linear perspective where all the lines meet

What are the most common number of vanishing points?

1, 2, 3

What is one-point vanishing point?

view only sees the front of objects

What is two point vanishing point?

view sees the objects at an angle where the height is parallel to the picture

What is three point vanishing point?

view is above or below and none of the object’s edges are parallel to the picture plane, corner faces you

How does volume create space?

linear perspective, showing multiple sides of an object, or shading

Figure is also known as _____

positive space

Ground is also known as _____

negative space

What are the three figure-ground problems?

figure and ground compete, the figure should be the ground and the ground should be the figure, the figure and ground create an optical illusion