Textures and Printed Media

Textures are created using Photoshop and is wrapped around 3-D model to make the model come to life. Textures are usually designed and drawn by concept artists. An example of a texture is one been done in Photoshop and looks like part of the ground which could be used in a game.

Printed media is anything in the games industry that is printed, these include: Box art, Posters, Manuals, Poster and promotional materials. The purpose of box art is to promote the game and hopefully it will boost the sales of the game. The purpose of a poster is to promote the game and gives an approximate release date. The purpose of a manual is to guide the consumer which instructions and also tells the story of the game if there is one. The purpose of promotional materials is to give the gamer an inside look at the game for example: PlayStation Official Magazine.