Bullshot vs Screenshot - What's the difference?
bullshot | screenshot |
(neologism, video games) A phony screenshot created for promotional purposes.
* {{quote-web
, date = 2005-09-12
, title = Potent New Lingo
, site = Penny Arcade
, url = http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/09/12
, accessdate = 2012-06-15
, passage = Exhibit A is a textbook example of a bullshot , an image ginned up by marketing and foisted on people who don't know any better.
}}
* {{quote-web
, date = 2009-08-15
, title = Media Manipulation: the "Bullshot " phenomenon
, first = Richard
, last = Leadbetter
, site = Eurogamer
, accessdate = 2012-06-15
, url = http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-media-manipulation-article
, passage = Even the world's most technically proficient game-makers — industry leaders in graphical and gameplay innovation — seem shy to release actual screenshots of their forthcoming games, preferring instead to unleash super-scaled bullshots , or enhanced videos.
}}
* {{quote-magazine
, date = 2012-03-19
, title = 7 Marketing Trends That Need To Stop
, first = Ryan
, last = King
, magazine =
, issn = 1747-7859
, url = http://www.play-mag.co.uk/general/7-marketing-trends-that-need-to-stop/
, accessdate = 2012-06-16
, passage = Sometimes they’ll fall under the ambiguous label of ‘visual target renders’, the small-print description of bullshots at the highest level.
}}
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To take a screenshot.
Bullshot is a see also of screenshot.
As nouns the difference between bullshot and screenshot
is that bullshot is a cocktail made from vodka and beef bouillon or bullshot can be (neologism|video games) a phony screenshot created for promotional purposes while screenshot is an image of computer screen output at a given moment in time.As a verb screenshot is
to take a screenshot.bullshot
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Etymology 1
Noun
(en noun)References
screenshot
English
(wikipedia screenshot)Synonyms
* screencast * screen capture * screengrabSee also
* bullshotVerb
- To help to improve the software, make sure to screenshot any bugs you find.