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Objectives
After completing this chapter, you will be able to:
game
perspectives.
the elements
of a scene.
elements used to convey
mood and theme.
issues of clarity for scaled
computer-generated images.
how to construct
3D models.
static and active
animation.
terminology used in artistic creations and
computer-generated images.
artistic assets for a
video game.
how pixel and vertex shading are used to create
the illusion of depth.
Perspective
The gameplay is how the game is presented to the player. The perspec-
tive of a video game is the view that the player has during gameplay. There
are three different modes of perspective: fi rst person, second person, and
third person. The perspective describes how the gameplay is displayed on
the screen and the position of the player within the game.
First-Person Perspective
First-person perspective is a view of gameplay where the player sees
the game through the eyes of the character, Figure 4-1. First person is often
used for driving and shooting games. For a game to be in fi rst person, the player
would not be able to see the character being controlled, but can see everything
the character sees. This is the closest a player comes to “being the character.”
Imagine a racecar game where the view of the gameplay is that of
looking through the windshield. You can see all of the turns and cars in front
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