Graphics in games
Graphics in games now have changed so much from games that started such as ping pong to Call of duty and battlefield 3. The difference in the graphics from then till now are very high quality visually. Pong started off as 2 dimensional and was one of the first games released and was enjoyable people would play for hours. Now we have games such as Call of Duty and Battlefield. Which are HD advanced graphics, Battlefield 3 went beyond anything with the gaming engine which was designed by Dice, The visual elements and physics which went into the game code was beyond anything made. Most gamers in this case enjoy these new games because of the advancement of graphics and engines in which games were developed
Updating your graphics card is the most important thing to do with your computer because if you don't have the latest software updates it can cause problems with your computer such as crashing or certain visual elements on your computer will not work.
Direct X is an application programming interface which a computer needs to run in the background for any visual element used otherwise the system cannot handle the graphics elements and can cause the computer to crash.
Open GL is a cross platform application programming Interface like Direct X it also is needed in some computers but is also used in consoles and again it is needed to run certain visual elements.
The comparison between Direct3D and OpenGL is; Direct3D focuses mainly on rendering 3 dimensional graphics on a large scale and can render high specification graphics but was developed for the PC by Microsoft.
OpenGL renders 2D and 3D Graphics but is not limited to one platform like Direct3D. It is a multi platform renderer.
Sound In Games
Sound in games immerses the player in the action which is going on in the game and gives the player a feeling of such as playing call of duty of being in a surrounding area of gunfire or a forest where you are walking through.
The sound produced for games gives the player the extra feel of being in the game and getting the satisfaction of a good feeling of enjoying a game because of the many interactions a game has but sound is a big factor in which a player can have with a game. A game without no sound is no fun.
The sound technology in games being used today are; Dolby Digital, AEX and many more technologies. Dolby digital has been around for years and is also used in films.
THX was Developed by George Lucas studios and is now used in some games but Pixar mainly has use of it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_OpenGL_and_Direct3D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL
