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What GUI is that? Simply explained

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In some Games you stumble upon in the settings, about the term "GUI". We explain to you what is GUI and what is its function in Play.

GUI: Graphical user interface of Games and programs

  • GUI stands for "Graphical User Interface". It refers to the graphical interface you use to operate a game or program.
  • If you start a video game, it is a usually in a drop-down menu, in which you saves can load, or the graphics can change any of the settings. This Interface is referred to as a GUI.
  • The programmer of a game, for example, that you should have to load in the menu via the function "game". This is in the programming language but only a command that you would theoretically enter on the screen to load a game.
  • The GUI provides a Button to Load the game and linked to the programming language with a graphical Element, which facilitates the operation.
  • GUIs there are, however, not only in video games. Almost every program has a graphical user interface.
GUI in "Shovel Knight"
Some computer games are available for download only via the appropriate Installer. The most famous of such Installer is Steam. A other Installer, the Origin Installer from EA. What is Origin exactly, we will explain in the next tip.

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