Value

Value in art is the term for a color's lightness or darkness. Light in relation to video games can be seen in various terms such as: achromatic, chiaroscuro, and value emphasis.

Achromatic

The term achromatic refers to being without color. Not many video games are created in black, white and grey and Epic Mickey is an unusual exception. In this part of the game, the original world of Mickey Mouse can be explored in all of its achromatic beauty, just as it is seen below. 

Riley Little. "'Epic Mickey'€™ Hands-On Preview." Game Rant. N.p., 17 Oct. 2010. Web. 27 Feb. 2013. http://gamerant.com/epic-mickey-preview-demo-riley-46405/

Chiaroscuro 

Chiaroscuro is a term that is used to describe depth created by the combination of light and dark. The figure that is show below is clearly outlined and feels much closer to the screen than the background which is so bright that it feels very far away. 

Romano, Sal. "Square Enix Reveals Next-gen Final Fantasy Tech Demo - Gematsu."Gematsu Square Enix Reveals Nextgen Final Fantasy Tech Demo Comments. N.p., 5 June 2012. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. http://gematsu.com/2012/06/square-enix-next-gen-final-fantasy-tech-demo

Value Emphasis

Value emphasis is when light and dark combine in order to bring the eye directly to an area of emphasis. This picture is encompassed in darkness except for one bright flashlight which in combination allows the zombie figure in the center to pop out as a very strong focal point. 

Emanuele. "'€œBooh'€." Electric Blue Skies RSS. N.p., 21 Jan. 2013. Web. 27 Feb. 2013. http://www.electricblueskies.com/portfolio/doom-3/booh/