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What I find interesting is that a lot of today’s games have become photography simulators. Many include either a photo mode where you can edit the paused game s
by knolan 8y ago
What I find interesting is that a lot of today’s games have become photography simulators. Many include either a photo mode where you can edit the paused game state or a live in game camera (in GTA V your character has a smartphone with various apps and an instagram clone).
I’ve frequently had more fun with these features than with the actual game.
- philwelch 8y agoIn RDR2 your character has a camera, too. It also has (like many Rockstar games) an excessively detailed and rich virtual world. There's even an actual game mechanic for birdwatching.
- pjc50 8y agoThe deadendthrills blog has some great examples of this. "No Man's Sky" is a particularly good game to do this in, but I've also had fun in the Witcher. It raises the question of whose "art" this is; photography is normally considered to be the art of the artist, but game scenes themselves are the product of artists. The art director will even have set up certain shots for the player to see - and take screenshots of? Various games (e.g. Zelda BOTW, World of Warcraft) have a "selfie" mode, which can be hilarious.
- sehugg 8y agoGreat way to spread the word about your game. IIRC Minecraft went viral when people started posting videos of their houses catching on fire...