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41	Evaluating the efficiency of general purpose and specialized game engines for 2D games Thomas Michael Brogan III (18429519) 24 April 2024 (has links) <p dir="ltr">In the ever-changing landscape of game development, the choice of game engine plays a critical role in deciding the efficiency and performance of a game. This research paper presents a comparative analysis of the performance benchmarks of large general purpose game engines, specifically Unreal Engine 5, Unity, and Godot, versus small genre-specific engines in the context of a simple 2D projectile dodging game. The study focuses on two-dimensional games, which are particularly popular with small studios and indie developers. All three general purpose engines evaluated claim to support building both 2D and 3D applications, however since 2D game logic tends to be smaller scoped and more compact such games are impacted greater by any overhead and bloat the engine introduces, which this research paper intends to evaluate. A series of controlled experiments are conducted to assess each engine's performance in processor utilization, power consumption, memory usage and storage space requirements.</p> Computer graphics Entertainment and gaming game engines Unity3D Unreal Engine Godot In-house game engine Custom game engine performance comparison game engine overhead 2D games small games software overhead overhead Software Bloat Entity Component System Game Scripting Langauge
42	La dramaturgie du silence de Samuel Beckett et son héritage dans l’écriture dramaturgique de Nathalie Sarraute, Marguerite Duras et Franz Xaver Kroetz Durivage, Isabelle 25 February 2021 (has links) Ce mémoire s’intéresse au silence dans le théâtre postdramatique, et ce, à partir de la dramaturgie de Samuel Beckett, que nous nommerons « dramaturgie du silence ». Notre recherche vise à analyser les manières avec lesquelles Beckett a donné naissance à une nouvelle forme dramaturgique en mettant à profit les formes d’un héritage dans le théâtre postdramatique, au travers des œuvres de certains auteurs tels que Nathalie Sarraute, Marguerite Duras et Franz Xaver Kroetz. Pour ce faire, nous analyserons deux pièces de théâtre beckettiennes, soit En attendant Godot et Fin de partie. Nous relèverons alors les stratégies et les effets du silence qui est privilégié pour ensuite chercher des pistes de réponses à nos questions de recherche au travers de certaines œuvres de nos trois autres auteurs précédemment identifiés. Les hypothèses issues de cette phase de travail ont alors été analysées et comparées, afin que l’héritage beckettien en ressorte. Le présent mémoire retrace donc ce processus et met en évidence les stratégies de cette dramaturgie du silence, dans l’intention de démontrer que Samuel Beckett est le précurseur d’un renouvellement dramaturgique basé sur le silence. Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 -- Influence Duras, Marguerite -- Thèmes, motifs Silence dans la littérature.
43	Beckett, Barthelme, and Vonnegut : finding hope in meaninglessness Britten, Alex M. 16 April 2012 (has links) This thesis is a study of the shifting philosophical trends in the works of Samuel Beckett, Donald Barthelme, and Kurt Vonnegut as representations of a greater shift from modernism to postmodernism. I have chosen to explore Beckett's plays Waiting for Godot and Krapp's Last Tape, Barthelme's short stories "Nothing: A Preliminary Account," "The New Music," and "Kierkegaard Unfair to Schlegal," and Vonnegut's book Timequake to see how each author seeks to find a new hope in the face of a collapsed causal system. This work is an examination of the form and content of each author's work as it pertains to their own philosophical standing and in relation to the other two authors' works. I argue that each author finds a different hope for humanity depending on their place among the philosophical trends during their time. / Graduation date: 2012 Barthelme Beckett Vonnegut Death of God Existentialist Modernism Postmodernism meaninglessness existentialism sublime humanism nothingness Kant Timequake Waiting for Godot Sixty Stories Krapp's Last Tape The New Music Kierkegaard Unfair to Schlegal Nothing: a Preliminary Account Palm Sunday structuralism Nietzsche humanist delight causal causality post-structuralism philosophical trends real symbolic semiotic Alex Britten Vonnegut, Kurt -- Philosophy Barthelme, Donald -- Philosophy Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 -- Philosophy Hope in literature

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