Images and Sprites - Reading Assignment

  1. As the author mentioned a sprite is a part of a larger scene. This means a sprite is not just a static image like a simple PNG. The sprite is “brought to life” in the course of time and can change (be animated). In short, an image is just a collection of pixels, whereas in easy words a sprite could be seen as a collection of images and they could have further properties (e. g. animations)

  2. Sprites can either be a static image or an animated graphic

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  1. What is the different between a simple PNG image and a sprite?
    PNG is an image format. Sprites can be many different types of image formats.

  2. Can sprites be animated?
    Yes

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  1. What is the different between a simple PNG image and a sprite?

A sprite is a concept, it’s a bitmap (and can be a PNG) and are often small. Combined they form the screen. A PNG is a file format.

  1. Can sprites be animated?

Yes

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  1. What is the different between a simple PNG image and a sprite?
    a PNG Image is file while a Sprite is able to be used for any format, it can also be used for backgrounds or be animated for use as a 2D character in a video game.
  2. Can sprites be animated?
    yes, sprites can be animated
  1. What is the different between a simple PNG image and a sprite?
    A sprite is a concept, it’s a bitmap (and can be a PNG) and are often small. Combined they form the screen. A PNG is a file format.

  2. Can sprites be animated?
    yes

  1. a. A PNG image is just a static image file.
    b. Sprites can be animated (ex. loop of different images like GIF’s).

  2. Yes sprites can be animated like a GIF

1. What is the different between a simple PNG image and a sprite?
A sprite is a bitmap graphic that is designed to be part of a larger scene where PNG is just a single image format.
2. Can sprites be animated?
Yes

  1. What is the different between a simple PNG image and a sprite?
    A sprite can be a static image or an animated graphic.

  2. Can sprites be animated?
    Sprites can, Yes.

  1. A png is a single image and a sprite is a sheet of many pngs

  2. Yes they can.

  1. PNG is just a single image of one format. I Sprite is a collection of images in different states.

  2. Yes

  1. PNG image is a image(file) format, while sprites can be in any image format and are programmable and can be interactive etc…
  2. Yes sprites can be animated
  1. What is the different between a simple PNG image and a sprite?

Sprites can contain multiple images that are being shown / hidden.

  1. Can sprites be animated?

Yes.

  1. What is the different between a simple PNG image and a sprite?
    PNG is a static 2D image with a transparency layer. Spites are also images like PNG but can be static or animated.
  2. Can sprites be animated?
    Yes
  1. A png is a specific standard of image, whereas a sprite followed no specific standard
  2. yes

A sprite is interactive and responds to game inputs. yes sprites can be animated.

  1. What is the different between a simple PNG image and a sprite?
  2. Can sprites be animated?

1- PNG is a static image but sprite is a colloection of images that can become dynamic.

2-Yes, it can be animated.

  • What is the different between a simple PNG image and a sprite?
  • A PNG image is just a static image file, while Sprites are separate projected images drawn on screen. You can use a PNG image as a sprite in your game.
  • Can sprites be animated?
  • Yes they can.
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What is the different between a simple PNG image and a sprite?

A PNG image can’t be animated.

Can sprites be animated?

Yes, it can either be a static images or a animated graphic.

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  1. Sprite is a term used to resemble images used in applications which are usualy loaded from a png file

  2. Sprites can indeed be animated.

  1. What is the different between a simple PNG image and a sprite?
    A sprite is a bitmapgraphic that is designed to be part of a larger scene. It can either be a static image or an animated graphic. PNG cannot be animated.

  2. Can sprites be animated?
    Yes, it can be animated.