Magic Carpet

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	|wikipedia=Magic Carpet (video game)		|wikipedia=Magic Carpet (video game)
	|year=1994		|year=1994
-	|genre=Action role-playing game	+	|genre=action role-playing game
	|developer=Bullfrog Productions		|developer=Bullfrog Productions
-	|engine=Proprietary	+	|engine=proprietary
	|character=Prince		|character=Prince
-	|engine type polygon=<smw_true_words>	+	|engine type polygon=yes
-	|engine type voxel=<smw_false_words>	+
-	|engine type NURBS=<smw_false_words>	+
-	|engine optimization LOD=<smw_false_words>	+
-	|engine optimization occlusion culling=<smw_false_words>	+
-	|engine optimization portal rendering=<smw_false_words>	+
-	}}	+
-		+
-	{{effects	+
-	|effect water bubbles=<smw_false_words>	+
-	|effect water current=<smw_false_words>	+
-	|effect water drops=<smw_false_words>	+
-	|effect water ripples=<smw_false_words>	+
-	|effect water splash=<smw_false_words>	+
-	|effect water waves=<smw_false_words>	+
-	|effect breath cold=<smw_false_words>	+
-	|effect breath fire=<smw_false_words>	+
-	|effect breath poison=<smw_false_words>	+
-	}}	+
-		+
-	{{characters	+
	|actions=cast spells, strafe		|actions=cast spells, strafe
-	}}
-
-	{{interaction
	|break=buildings		|break=buildings
	|burn=trees		|burn=trees
-	|close openable=<smw_false_words>
-	|drop pickupable=<smw_false_words>
-	|drop inventory=<smw_false_words>
-	|pickup dropable=<smw_false_words>
-	|pull pickupable=<smw_false_words>
-	|push pullupable=<smw_false_words>
	|ride=magic carpet		|ride=magic carpet
-	|ride moving=<smw_false_words>
-	|throw pickupable=<smw_false_words>
	}}		}}
-	==[[engine]]==	+	==[[:cat:engines|Engine]]==
	* [[lighting]]: static, white		* [[lighting]]: static, white
	* [[particle effects]]: [[mana balls]]		* [[particle effects]]: [[mana balls]]
	* [[physics]]: [[gravity]], [[friction]] (mana balls), [[inertia]] (carpet)		* [[physics]]: [[gravity]], [[friction]] (mana balls), [[inertia]] (carpet)
	* [[reflection]]: [[water]]		* [[reflection]]: [[water]]
-	* [[texture]]: blurring (not quite [[bilinear filtering]])	+	* [[texture]]: [[blur]]ring (not quite [[bilinear filtering]])
-	* other: [[deformable terrain]], alternate rendering modes: red-blue 3D glasses, [[stereoscopic]]	+	* other: [[deformable terrain]], [[alternate rendering mode]]s: <font color=red>red</font>-<font color=blue>blue</font> [[3D glasses]], [[stereoscopic]]
	===[[atmospheric/environmental effects]]===		===[[atmospheric/environmental effects]]===
-	* [[fire]]: [[trees]]--eventually burn out and become charred	+	* [[fire]]: [[trees]] (eventually burn out and become [[charred]])
	==[[player character]]==		==[[player character]]==
	* character: a prince on a [[magic carpet]]		* character: a prince on a [[magic carpet]]
	* [[moves]]: [[strafe]], [[fly]]		* [[moves]]: [[strafe]], [[fly]]
-	* view: [[1st-person ]]	+	* [[view]]: [[1st-person]]
	==[[level/world design]]==		==[[level/world design]]==
-	* location: Arabian-like [[islands]]	+	* [[location]]: [[Arabia]]n-like [[islands]]
	===[[environmental interaction]]===		===[[environmental interaction]]===
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	==other==		==other==
-	* [[map]]: 2D, real-time	+	* [[map]]: [[2D]], [[real-time]]

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Current revision

Engine

• lighting: static, white
• particle effects: mana balls
• physics: gravity, friction (mana balls), inertia (carpet)
• reflection: water
• texture: blurring (not quite bilinear filtering)
• other: deformable terrain, alternate rendering modes: red-blue 3D glasses, stereoscopic

atmospheric/environmental effects

• fire: trees (eventually burn out and become charred)

player character

• character: a prince on a magic carpet
• moves: strafe, fly
• view: 1st-person

level/world design

• location: Arabian-like islands

environmental interaction

• break: buildings
• burn: trees

other

• map: 2D, real-time