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OCR: DIGITAL MEDIA 451 Do game and movie animation require similar tools and tech- FIGURE 8.40 niques? An important characteristic of special effects and animated films Classic computer games such that rendering can be accomplished during the production phase of the as Doom established building movie and incorporated into the final footage. In contrast 3-D computer blocks for animation technolo- game animation happens in real time Each frame that makes the image gies used to create today's fast- seem to move must be rendered while you are playing the game action visually detailed process that requires an incredible amount computer power. To give you computer games handle on the immensity of the task, consider game like Doom dis- played on computer monitor that's set at 1024 768 resolution (Figu ...