![]() ![]() Have seen this view in games such as Diablo (at right) or Electrotank's IsometricThis is one of the most widely used 3D views. We will not use this view in any games in this book. First- person-view gamesĪre very popular in shoot-'em-up games like Quake, Half-Life, and Unreal This game view will not be used at all in this book.įirst personThis view is what it would be like to see theĮnvironment from the character's point of view. The camera (that is, what you see)įollows the character or the action and may even swing around to get the bestĪngle. Will not be using a generic 3D engine in this book, we will be using a specificĬhaseThis type of 3D camera view is popular in some ![]() Almost all of the most popular store-boughtĬomputer games (such as Unreal Tournament, at right) use a 3D view. The game view is sometimes referred to asģDThis generic term encompasses almost all possible views of any Player seeing everything through a character's eyes, or from above? Each of Game ViewsĪ game view is the player's perspective in the game. More detail in later chapters, but here's an overview to get you started. It is important to understand, or at least have some idea of, what a word means The world of game development, you'll find that, as with all specializedįields, a lot of descriptive terms are commonly used when talking about games. What do you think of when you see the word isometric? Tile-based? Avatar?ĭon't worry, there's no need to run for your dictionary.
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