Startup screen

The startup screen is the first screen that the player sees. I wanted to create a bright, appealing image for the startup screen that also reflected the game. I tried some designs using Microsoft Paintbrush, as I wanted the graphics for this screen to be in keeping with the graphics in the rest of the game.

Designs from Microsoft Paintbrush:








































Having chosen a design I liked, I developed this and took the file into Adobe Photoshop to add a lighting effect and the titles. The effect and titles add to the creative effect of the image.




The final design for the startup screen:










To use the image I have created as the startup screen I have used the “cvLoadImage” code to copy the image pixel by pixel, one colour channel at a time and load it to the screen.