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#1 2011-09-10 17:16:32
Why are they called Sprites?
Definition of sprite = a fairy. I'm pretty sure that's not what the Scratch Team intended.
So, why are they called sprites?
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#2 2011-09-10 17:19:12
- pokemongardevoir
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Re: Why are they called Sprites?
From what I know, a sprite is an image in a video game.
Like this is a pokemon sprite: 
Often they are pixel art, but they don't have to be.
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#3 2011-09-10 17:21:03
Re: Why are they called Sprites?
pokemongardevoir wrote:
From what I know, a sprite is an image in a video game.
Like this is a pokemon sprite: http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen4/platinum/025.png
Often they are pixel art, but they don't have to be.
Oh, thanks. I've been wondering about "sprites" and their name for a long time.
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#4 2011-09-10 17:21:59
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#5 2011-09-10 17:24:00
Re: Why are they called Sprites?
pokemongardevoir wrote:
From what I know, a sprite is an image in a video game.
Like this is a pokemon sprite: http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen4/platinum/025.png
Often they are pixel art, but they don't have to be.
Exactly. Early games used static 2D images, called sprites, for objects in the same way that Scratch does.
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#6 2011-09-10 18:32:45
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Re: Why are they called Sprites?
Harakou wrote:
pokemongardevoir wrote:
From what I know, a sprite is an image in a video game.
Like this is a pokemon sprite: http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen4/platinum/025.png
Often they are pixel art, but they don't have to be.Exactly. Early games used static 2D images, called sprites, for objects in the same way that Scratch does.
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#7 2011-09-10 23:31:53
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Re: Why are they called Sprites?
pokemongardevoir wrote:
Harakou wrote:
pokemongardevoir wrote:
From what I know, a sprite is an image in a video game.
Like this is a pokemon sprite: http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen4/platinum/025.png
Often they are pixel art, but they don't have to be.Exactly. Early games used static 2D images, called sprites, for objects in the same way that Scratch does.
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That still doesn't explain why it's called a sprite. Why'd they call objects sprites? 
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#8 2011-09-10 23:33:07
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Re: Why are they called Sprites?
Death_Wish wrote:
pokemongardevoir wrote:
Harakou wrote:
Exactly. Early games used static 2D images, called sprites, for objects in the same way that Scratch does.YESH! I got it right!
That still doesn't explain why it's called a sprite. Why'd they call objects sprites?
I dunno... maybe after the drink?
But then, when you think about it... why on earth did they use that name "Apple" for the computers?
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#9 2011-09-10 23:34:22
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Re: Why are they called Sprites?
jji7skyline wrote:
Death_Wish wrote:
pokemongardevoir wrote:
YESH! I got it right!That still doesn't explain why it's called a sprite. Why'd they call objects sprites?
I dunno... maybe after the drink?
But then, when you think about it... why on earth did they use that name "Apple" for the computers?
The computer is a Mac, not an Apple.
And it's an apple because... Eh...
*Looks up on Google*
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#10 2011-09-10 23:42:48
Re: Why are they called Sprites?
Death_Wish wrote:
jji7skyline wrote:
Death_Wish wrote:
That still doesn't explain why it's called a sprite. Why'd they call objects sprites?
I dunno... maybe after the drink?
But then, when you think about it... why on earth did they use that name "Apple" for the computers?The computer is a Mac, not an Apple.
And it's an apple because... Eh...
*Looks up on Google*
Because they had to call the company something.
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#11 2011-09-10 23:47:13
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Re: Why are they called Sprites?
Death_Wish wrote:
pokemongardevoir wrote:
Harakou wrote:
Exactly. Early games used static 2D images, called sprites, for objects in the same way that Scratch does.YESH! I got it right!
That still doesn't explain why it's called a sprite. Why'd they call objects sprites?
I guess you would have to ask the guys who coined the term "sprite" in the first place to figure that out. Wikipedia said that Texas Instruments were the guys who coined the term "sprite" for objects (this is where the article writer got his info from).
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#12 2011-09-13 12:03:11
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Re: Why are they called Sprites?
Harakou wrote:
Death_Wish wrote:
jji7skyline wrote:
I dunno... maybe after the drink?
But then, when you think about it... why on earth did they use that name "Apple" for the computers?The computer is a Mac, not an Apple.
And it's an apple because... Eh...
*Looks up on Google*Because they had to call the company something.
And why'd they call Google Google? And Scratch Scratch? And why'd you call yourself Harakou?
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#13 2011-09-14 20:06:12
Re: Why are they called Sprites?
scimonster wrote:
Harakou wrote:
Death_Wish wrote:
The computer is a Mac, not an Apple.
And it's an apple because... Eh...
*Looks up on Google*Because they had to call the company something.
And why'd they call Google Google? And Scratch Scratch? And why'd you call yourself Harakou?
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#14 2011-10-01 13:46:57
Re: Why are they called Sprites?
scimonster wrote:
Harakou wrote:
Death_Wish wrote:
The computer is a Mac, not an Apple.
And it's an apple because... Eh...
*Looks up on Google*Because they had to call the company something.
And why'd they call Google Google? And Scratch Scratch? And why'd you call yourself Harakou?
I think they call it Scratch after the term "Start from Scratch."
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#15 2011-10-01 13:58:05
Re: Why are they called Sprites?
17454538 wrote:
scimonster wrote:
Harakou wrote:
Because they had to call the company something.And why'd they call Google Google? And Scratch Scratch? And why'd you call yourself Harakou?
I think they call it Scratch after the term "Start from Scratch."
Actually, the name comes from the term 'scratching', a technique often used by hip-hop DJ's. Since one of the more important parts of Scratch is remixing, (another term borrowed from the music industry) "Scratch" seemed appropriate.
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