pixel hunting
pixel hunting is the present participle and gerund of pixel hunt.
Noun
pixel hunting (uncountable)
- Looking for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game.
- Pointing on a small screen control of a graphical interface with a mouse, or with a finger on a touch screen, especially when struggling to do so.
Meaning of pixel hunt
Verb
pixel hunt (third-person singular simple present pixel hunts, present participle pixel hunting, simple past and past participle pixel hunted)
- to look for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game
- Unfortunately, once you actually go about solving the cases, the game falls into the trap that have been the bane of click n' point adventure games for years; illogical puzzles and pixel hunting.2006 December, GameAxis Unwired, GameAxis Unwired, SPH Magazines, →ISSN, page 53
Forms of pixel hunting
| alternative form | pixel-hunting |
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Origin of pixel hunting
Graphic adventure puzzle video games in the 1980s and 1990s could require the player to find objects or switches that were only a few pixels in size, in some cases hidden in the scenery.
Questions about pixel hunting
- What does pixel hunting mean?
- Pixel hunting means looking for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game.
- What is pixel hunting the present participle and gerund of?
- Pixel hunting is the present participle and gerund of pixel hunt.
- What part of speech is pixel hunting?
- Pixel hunting is a noun.
Words near pixel hunting in the dictionary
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