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Using Scumm

  • In the example corpus, scumm often appears in combinations such as: the scumm, scumm engine, of scumm.

Context around Scumm

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

conventional 1× alongside 1×

Often after:

engine 4× university 1× command 1× interface 1× program 1×

Sentence patterns with Scumm

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

use the scumm engine 2× 64 the scumm engine allowed 1× developed alongside scumm to aid 1× example the scumm command walk 1× scumm was subsequently 1× the conventional scumm interface of 1× the scumm engine was 1× the scumm program was 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to wilmunder 1× although the game 1× day of the 1× for example the 1× internally much of 1× loom 1990 replaces 1×

Common sentence endings:

the scumm engine 2× 4 byte command 1× as a package 1× of monkey island 1× other body fluids 1× requiring no modification 1×

Words around Scumm

Just before it in the word index:

scumbags 26 scumbag 44 scum 89 sculthorpe 2 sculptures 536 sculptured 27

Just after it in the word index:

scummy 12 scunthorpe 53 scuola 8 scupper 20 scuppered 35 scuppering 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Scumm

  • In this selection, "scumm" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, conventional, alongside, engine, university and command stand out and add context to how "scumm" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include use the scumm engine and 64 the scumm engine allowed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scumm" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scumm

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Day of the Tentacle is the eighth LucasArts title to use the SCUMM engine. (14 words)

SCUMM was subsequently reused in many later LucasArts adventure games being both updated and rewritten several times. (17 words)

Other tools and engines were developed alongside SCUMM to aid in development, and named for other body fluids. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

According to Wilmunder, the version of SCUMM for Maniac Mansion had about 80% of the commands that would end up being used in the later versions of the engine, with most key commands requiring no modification. (36 words)

Loom (1990) replaces the conventional SCUMM interface of verbs with spells played on a musical distaff Puzzles generally involve using the right verb action with the appropriate object — "use biscuit cutter with rubber tree," for example. (36 words)

Internally, much of the workings of SCUMM were undocumented, as Wilmunder believed that it was relatively simple to learn, but he changed this approach before The Secret of Monkey Island. (30 words)

Example sentences (11)

To train new hires on the engine, Gilbert put them through SCUMM University, a week-long period where they were taught how to use the SCUMM engine.

According to Wilmunder, the version of SCUMM for Maniac Mansion had about 80% of the commands that would end up being used in the later versions of the engine, with most key commands requiring no modification.

Although the game was designed for the Commodore 64, the SCUMM engine allowed it to be ported easily to other platforms.

Day of the Tentacle is the eighth LucasArts title to use the SCUMM engine.

For example, the SCUMM command walk dr-fred to laboratory-door would be tokenized to a 4-byte command.

Internally, much of the workings of SCUMM were undocumented, as Wilmunder believed that it was relatively simple to learn, but he changed this approach before The Secret of Monkey Island.

Loom (1990) replaces the conventional SCUMM interface of verbs with spells played on a musical distaff Puzzles generally involve using the right verb action with the appropriate object — "use biscuit cutter with rubber tree," for example.

Other tools and engines were developed alongside SCUMM to aid in development, and named for other body fluids.

SCUMM was subsequently reused in many later LucasArts adventure games being both updated and rewritten several times.

The SCUMM engine was reused by Lucasfilm in eleven later titles; improvements were made to its code with each game.

The SCUMM program was responsible for tokenizing the scripts and gathering all other assets (such as art and sound) as a package.

Common combinations with scumm

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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