CAVE (Computer Art Visual Entertainment)

rtw · Post by **rtw** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:21 am

For those who did not know CAVE is an acronym for Computer Art Visual Entertainment

Since it's an acronym we should spell it like this: CAVE

rtw

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:00 am

C.A.V.E.

btw what does EVAC stand for?

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:04 am

Cave.

And for our dyslexic friends, cavE.

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:05 am

Plasmo wrote:
btw what does EVAC stand for?

Even Vegetables Are Consistent

Another mystery solved!

rtw · Post by **rtw** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:26 am

Plasmo wrote:btw what does EVAC stand for?

Entertainment Visual Art Computer

or

Evil Video Anarchist Corps ?

AFAIK acronyms do not need punctuation as long as upper case is used.

rtw

moozooh · Post by **moozooh** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:50 am

Acronyms are also supposed to be read as "see-ay-vee-ee", right?

Cave themselves seem to spell it as "Cave" almost everywhere, except when they write the full company name "CAVE CO., LTD.". So be it.

rtw · Post by **rtw** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:24 am

moozooh wrote:Acronyms are also supposed to be read as "see-ay-vee-ee", right?

Normally if an acronym can be pronounced we will pronounce it but if it's unpronouncable we will only use the letters i.e.

NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
CNN: Normally pronounced using the letters i.e. Cee Enn Enn

moozooh wrote:Cave themselves seem to spell it as "Cave" almost everywhere, except when they write the full company name "CAVE CO., LTD.". So be it.

I will send CAVE a link to this thread so they can get things right

rtw

moozooh · Post by **moozooh** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:26 am

rtw wrote:NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
CNN: Normally pronounced using the letters i.e. Cee Enn Enn

Well, that makes sense. :)

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:28 am

Are you serious? Or wait,

Are you bored?

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:33 am

I always thought it had something to do with "getting caved" by bullets at the edge of the screen. ^^"

Rupert H · Post by **Rupert H** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:31 am

CAVE, NATO, AIDS, etc are acronyms as they are pronounced as complete words.

INH, BBC, CNN or any other unpronounceable combination of letters is referred to as an initialism.

SuperPang · Post by **SuperPang** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:25 am

Do you write SeGa rtw?

rtw · Post by **rtw** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:28 am

SuperPang wrote:Do you write SeGa rtw?

No I write SEGA but I understand what you're getting at

Rupert H, thanks for the info on initialism I was unaware of this.

rtw

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:51 pm

rtw wrote: AFAIK acronyms do not need punctuation as long as upper case is used.
rtw

It's Japanese... everything is an acronym or abbreviation. We still dont' spell them in upper case (Sega, Capcom, etc).

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:45 pm

rtw wrote:Since it's an acronym we should spell it like this: CAVE

Along with a smile?

rtw · Post by **rtw** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:50 pm

Ruldra wrote:
rtw wrote:Since it's an acronym we should spell it like this: CAVE
Along with a smile?

Of course, CAVE makes me smile

rtw

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:02 am

Wondering whether they were C.A.V.E. to begin with or whether they picked up on it later.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:29 pm

There is the arcade developer, Afega, which is short for: Art-Fiction Electronic Game to consider as well. ^_~

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:25 pm

Plasmo wrote:C.A.V.E.

btw what does EVAC stand for?

Evil Vicious Asshole Cunts.

Klatrymadon · Post by **Klatrymadon** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:32 pm

rtw wrote:
Normally if an acronym can be pronounced we will pronounce it but if it's unpronouncable we will only use the letters i.e.

NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
CNN: Normally pronounced using the letters i.e. Cee Enn Enn

Aye. I may be getting my wires crossed here, but I remember there being a distinction between acronyms and other forms of 'initialism'. I think it's only an acronym when it does form an easily-pronounceable word, as CAVE does.

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:59 pm

Yeah, that's the primary definition, though it's apparently not incorrect to refer to initialisms as acronyms as well.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:06 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCECszTNmQE

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:33 pm

The Coop wrote:Cave.

And for our dyslexic friends, cavE.

HOLY FUCK, why didn't I notice this before...

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:17 pm

That's no CAVE! That's my wife!!!

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