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  2. Mipmap - Wikipedia

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    Mipmap. In computer graphics, mipmaps (also MIP maps) or pyramids [1] [2] [3] are pre-calculated, optimized sequences of images, each of which is a progressively lower resolution representation of the previous. The height and width of each image, or level, in the mipmap is a factor of two smaller than the previous level.

  3. Locator map - Wikipedia

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    Locator map. In cartography, a locator map, or just a locator, is typically a simple map used to show the location of a particular geographic region within its larger and presumably more familiar context. Depending on the needs of the cartographer, this type of map can be used on its own or as an inset or addition to a larger map.

  4. List of games using procedural generation - Wikipedia

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    Maps (Worlds) can be generated, either randomly, using a seed, or via third party tools. The distribution of POIs and loot is also generative. Anarchy Online: 2001 Funcom Mission rewards, loot, dungeon layout, and location on the world map can be generated based on selections made at mission terminals. [6] [unreliable source] Astroneer: 2019

  5. Maidenhead Locator System - Wikipedia

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    The Maidenhead Locator System (a.k.a. QTH Locator and IARU Locator) is a geocode system used by amateur radio operators to succinctly describe their geographic coordinates, which replaced the deprecated QRA locator, which was limited to European contacts. [ 1] Its purpose is to be concise, accurate, and robust in the face of interference and ...

  6. List of banned video games by country - Wikipedia

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    Resident Evil 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Bulletstorm, Gears of War 3, Grand Theft Auto V, Dead Island, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Just Cause 2 and numerous other violent titles, [citation needed] distributed physically and digitally, were heavily edited for excessive violence, but only on the localization level; the games can still be ...

  7. Item (game terminology) - Wikipedia

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    Item (game terminology) In pen and paper games and computer and video games, an item is an object within the game world that can be collected by a player or, occasionally, a non-player character. These items are sometimes called pick-ups . Items are most often beneficial to the player character. Some games contain detrimental items, such as ...

  8. List of iOS games - Wikipedia

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  9. Light level geolocator - Wikipedia

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    Light level geolocator. A red knot equipped with a GLS. A light level geolocator, light-level logger or global location sensor ( GLS) is a lightweight, electronic archival tracking device, usually used in bird migration research to map migration routes, identify important staging areas, and sometimes provide additional ecological information.