Killcams - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 09:32, 15 July 2016

2016-07-15T09:32:23Z

Staffan Björk at 19:23, 31 July 2015

2015-07-31T19:23:34Z

Staffan Björk at 19:04, 31 July 2015

2015-07-31T19:04:31Z

Staffan Björk at 07:32, 15 October 2012

2012-10-15T07:32:53Z

Staffan Björk at 07:50, 26 September 2011

2011-09-26T07:50:55Z

Staffan Björk at 07:48, 14 August 2011

2011-08-14T07:48:09Z

Staffan Björk at 07:29, 7 August 2011

2011-08-07T07:29:10Z

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2011-08-07T07:28:33Z

‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 18:30, 6 August 2011

2011-08-06T18:30:22Z

Staffan Björk at 18:28, 6 August 2011

2011-08-06T18:28:42Z

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 [[Killcams]] are basically [[Cutscenes]] that show [[Replays]] of the events leading up to [[Player Killing]] or other important deaths. Since it can reveal enemies positions in [[Combat]] - [[Sniper Locations]] especially - it can lessen the chances of [[Repeated Domination]] and for games with [[PvP]] gameplay help create [[Player Balance]].
-By giving [[Point of Interest Indications]] in moving [[Third-Person Views]], they can let players have [[Spatial Engrossment]].
+By giving [[Point of Interest Indicators]] in moving [[Third-Person Views]], they can let players have [[Spatial Engrossment]].
 == Relations ==
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 [[Cameras]],
 [[Cutscenes]],
-[[Point of Interest Indications]],
+[[Point of Interest Indicators]],
 [[Replays]],
 [[Spatial Engrossment]],

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 [[First-Person Views]],
 [[Player Killing]],
 [[Repeated Domination]],
 [[Sniper Locations]]

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Killcams]] are basically [[Cutscenes]] that show [[Replays]] of the events leading up to [[Player Killing]] or other important deaths. Since it can reveal enemies positions in [[Combat]] - [[Sniper Locations]] especially - it can lessen the chances of [[Repeated Domination]] and for [[Multiplayer Games]] help create [[Player Balance]].
+[[Killcams]] are basically [[Cutscenes]] that show [[Replays]] of the events leading up to [[Player Killing]] or other important deaths. Since it can reveal enemies positions in [[Combat]] - [[Sniper Locations]] especially - it can lessen the chances of [[Repeated Domination]] and for games with [[PvP]] gameplay help create [[Player Balance]].
 By giving [[Point of Interest Indications]] in moving [[Third-Person Views]], they can let players have [[Spatial Engrossment]].
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 [[Third-Person Views]]
-==== with [[Multiplayer Games]] ====
+==== with [[PvP]] ====
 [[Player Balance]]

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 == Using the pattern ==
-Although [[Killcams]] can be used for any types of games, it is most often used in games with [[First-Person Views]] and there to modulate [[Combat]]. The main design choices when making [[Killcams]] part of games is when to use them and how to use the [[Cameras]] that provide the [[Replays]] of the [[Combat]]. It is an [[:Category:Diegetic Patterns|Diegetic Pattern]].
+Although [[Killcams]] can be used for any types of games, it is most often used in games with [[First-Person Views]] and there to modulate [[Combat]]. The main design choices when making [[Killcams]] part of games is when to use them, how to use the [[Cameras]] that provide the [[Replays]] of the [[Combat]], and if to use [[Picture-in-Picture Views]] to display them or let them take over the entire display. It is an [[:Category:Diegetic Patterns|Diegetic Pattern]].
 Deaths caused by [[Aim & Shoot]] actions often show the [[Killcams]] through following the flight of the projectile in a [[Replays|Replay]].
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
+[[Picture-in-Picture Views]]
 === Possible Closure Effects ===

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 [[Killcams]] in the [[Call of Duty series|Call of Duty]] and [[Battlefield series]] show players how they were killed - often revealing the position of the enemies that was the cause of their deaths. [[Fallout 3]] and [[Fallout: New Vegas]] provide [[Killcams]] both when players have managed to kill enemies spectacularly and when they themselves have died.
-The web site ''giantbomb.com'' has a [http://www.giantbomb.com/killcam/92-448/ list] of games using [[Killcams]].
+The web site ''giantbomb.com'' has a [http://www.giantbomb.com/killcam/92-448/ list] of games using [[Killcams]] as well as a [http://www.giantbomb.com/camera-following-projectile/92-5060/ list]] of games using ''Camera Following Projectiles''.
 == Using the pattern ==
 Although [[Killcams]] can be used for any types of games, it is most often used in games with [[First-Person Views]] and there to modulate [[Combat]]. The main design choices when making [[Killcams]] part of games is when to use them and how to use the [[Cameras]] that provide the [[Replays]] of the [[Combat]]. It is an [[:Category:Diegetic Patterns|Diegetic Pattern]].
 == Consequences ==

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 ''Replays of kills in games that are shown directly after they occur.''
-Deaths in games are usually important events. However, some games - especially first-person shooters - it can be difficult to perceive the circumstances in which they occurred. [[Killcams]] are solutions to this that simply replay the moments leading up to the deaths and may be used both to highlight players' own actions or let them know how they were killed.
+Deaths in games are usually important events. However, some games - especially first-person shooters - it can be difficult to perceive the circumstances in which they occurred. [[Killcams]] are solutions to this that simply replay the moments leading up to the deaths and may be used both to highlight players' own actions and to let them know how they were killed.
 === Examples ===
-[[Killcams]] in the [[Call of Duty series|Call of Duty]] and [[Battlefield series]] show players how they were killed - often revealing the position of the enemies that was the cause of their deaths. [[Fallout 3]] and [[Fallout: New Vegas]] provide [[Killcams]] both when players have managed to kill enemies spectacularly or when they themselves have died.
+[[Killcams]] in the [[Call of Duty series|Call of Duty]] and [[Battlefield series]] show players how they were killed - often revealing the position of the enemies that was the cause of their deaths. [[Fallout 3]] and [[Fallout: New Vegas]] provide [[Killcams]] both when players have managed to kill enemies spectacularly and when they themselves have died.
 The web site ''giantbomb.com'' has a [http://www.giantbomb.com/killcam/92-448/ list] of games using [[Killcams]].