July 13th, 2009 | 
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Microsoft has filed a patent for camera control in first and third person action games. The patent states the following: “In a third-person shooter video game, the viewing perspective is smoothly transitioned between an “explorer” viewpoint and a “ready” viewpoint as game conditions change. In the “explorer” viewpoint, scenes are depicted from a camera positioned behind and [...]
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Tags: Action Games, Camera Control, Control Microsoft, Game Conditions, Microsoft, Microsoft Patents, Patent, Person Action, Person Camera, Perspective, Third Person Shooter, Video Game, Viewpoint