Hello, and welcome to another episode of Talk This! It’s Dangerous to Podcast Alone. This week, we’re talking about the camera in video games. The camera as a concept. Obviously, not many literal, physical cameras in video games
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The Topic
What are some of the common camera perspectives used in video games? Why has the fixed camera become less popular in favor of first person or over-the-shoulder third person games? What are some of the cool things video game cameras can do? What are some of the glitchy things video game cameras can do?
The Actual Conversation
We talk about how camera perspective can make a lot of games look same-y at first glance. We also talk about camera controls and the ways those have evolved over time. There are some comparisons between different versions of the same game, such as Silent Hill 2 above, and the way the camera has come much closer to the character over time. We also speculate about possible innovations in video game cameras.
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