Mark Haigh-Hutchinson Senior Software Engineer Retro Studios, Inc.

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Camera System Overview Controls game presentation Defines main interface of game Real-time and cinematic sequences Services other game systems Uses general and specific solutions Allows designers to override behaviors
Camera System Goals Present best view of game play Avoid player frustration Be unobtrusive Prevent disorientation Allow player control as appropriate
Page 1 and 2: Fundamentals of Real-Time Camera De
Page 3 and 4: Agenda Why talk about camera design
Page 5: Camera System Overview
Page 9 and 10: Camera Fundamentals What do we mean
Page 11 and 12: Camera Properties Presentation styl
Page 13 and 14: Third Person Camera External to pla
Page 15 and 16: Camera Orientation Look-At position
Page 17 and 18: Game Genre Cameras Genre-specific c
Page 19 and 20: 3D Platform Elevated position Often
Page 21 and 22: Racing Multiple viewpoints Defined
Page 23 and 24: Camera Design Principles Avoid play
Page 25 and 26: Player Control
Page 27 and 28: Control Reference Frame Maps player
Page 29 and 30: Game Genre Cameras Part 2
Page 31 and 32: Fighting Must frame multiple charac
Page 33 and 34: Sports Matches TV presentation styl
Page 35 and 36: Camera Design Process Important par
Page 37 and 38: Camera Design Process Per Area Dete
Page 39 and 40: Camera Design Questions Player Abil
Page 41 and 42: Camera Design Questions Aesthetics
Page 43 and 44: Conclusions
Page 45 and 46: Conclusions No-one will notice if y
Page 47 and 48: Further Reading Game Programming Ge
Page 49 and 50: One Last Thing...
Page 51: Contact Info mhh@computer.org www.r

Mark Haigh-Hutchinson Senior Software Engineer Retro Studios, Inc.

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