Game Makers Toolkit | How to Make a Good 2D Camera @GMTK | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
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Making a 2D game? Then you'll need to code a camera. But there's more to it than just following the main character. Here are five tips for making a better camera.
=== Sources and Resources ===
- Additional resources
Platformer Toolkit
gmtk.itch.io/platformer-toolkit
Math for Game Programmers: Juicing Your Cameras With Math | GDC on YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=tu-Qe66AvtY
Scroll Back: The Theory and Practice of Cameras in Side-Scrollers | Game Developer
gamedeveloper.com/design/scroll-back-the-theory-and-practice-of-cameras-in-side-scrollers
How Cameras in Side-Scrollers Work | GDC
youtube.com/watch?v=pdvCO97jOQk
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Camera Explained | Ryan Meyer
youtube.com/watch?v=aAKwZt3aXQM
Analysis of Screenshake Types | DaveTech
davetech.co.uk/gamedevscreenshake
Basic 2D “Screen Shake” in Unity | Medium
medium.com/nice-things-ios-android-development/basic-2d-screen-shake-in-unity-9c27b56b516
Amplify Your Game Camera | Medium
medium.com/cg-cookie/amplify-your-game-camera-a9fb4e56570c
Muno | Twitter
twitter.com/munosnail/status/1597255824904441859
50 Camera Mistakes | GDC Vault (Free)
gdcvault.com/play/1020460/50-Camera
=== Chapters ===
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Lookahead
03:06 - Jumping
05:06 - Damping
06:21 - Framing
08:16 - Juice
09:55 - Conclusion
=== Games Shown ===
Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)
Super Mario 64 (1996)
Life is Strange (2015)
Platformer Toolkit (2022)
Sonic Mania (2017)
Metroid Dread (2021)
Terraria (2011)
Super Catboy (2023)
Geometry Dash (2013)
OlliOlli World (2022)
Cave Story (2004)
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)
Sonic Generations (2011)
Hyper Light Drifter (2016)
Luftrausers (2014)
Nuclear Throne (2015)
Enter the Gungeon (2016)
The Swapper (2013)
Hotline Miami (2012)
Ghost Song (2022)
Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back (2017)
The Messenger (2018)
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Rayman Legends (2013)
Shovel Knight (2014)
The End Is Nigh (2017)
VVVVVV (2010)
Grapple Dog (2022)
Haiku, the Robot (2022)
Pizza Tower (2023)
Hollow Knight (2017)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020)
Guacamelee! 2 (2018)
Fez (2012)
Gravity Circuit (2023)
Spelunky 2 (2020)
Cyber Shadow (2021)
Little Nightmares II (2021)
Blasphemous (2019)
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (2011)
Disney Illusion Island (2023)
Pyre (2017)
Inside (2016)
Gris (2018)
Celeste (2018)
Katana Zero (2019)
Dave the Diver (2023)
Hades (2020)
Cuphead (2017)
Viewfinder (2023)
Tormentor X Punisher (2017)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)
=== Credits ===
Music provided by Epidemic Sound - epidemicsound.com/referral/vtdu5y (Referral Link)
=== Subtitles ===
Contribute translated subtitles - amara.org/videos/6cZLYxYTl6OP
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Making a 2D game? Then you'll need to code a camera. But there's more to it than just following the main character. Here are five tips for making a better camera.
=== Sources and Resources ===
- Additional resources
Platformer Toolkit
gmtk.itch.io/platformer-toolkit
Math for Game Programmers: Juicing Your Cameras With Math | GDC on YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=tu-Qe66AvtY
Scroll Back: The Theory and Practice of Cameras in Side-Scrollers | Game Developer
gamedeveloper.com/design/scroll-back-the-theory-and-practice-of-cameras-in-side-scrollers
How Cameras in Side-Scrollers Work | GDC
youtube.com/watch?v=pdvCO97jOQk
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Camera Explained | Ryan Meyer
youtube.com/watch?v=aAKwZt3aXQM
Analysis of Screenshake Types | DaveTech
davetech.co.uk/gamedevscreenshake
Basic 2D “Screen Shake” in Unity | Medium
medium.com/nice-things-ios-android-development/basic-2d-screen-shake-in-unity-9c27b56b516
Amplify Your Game Camera | Medium
medium.com/cg-cookie/amplify-your-game-camera-a9fb4e56570c
Muno | Twitter
twitter.com/munosnail/status/1597255824904441859
50 Camera Mistakes | GDC Vault (Free)
gdcvault.com/play/1020460/50-Camera
=== Chapters ===
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Lookahead
03:06 - Jumping
05:06 - Damping
06:21 - Framing
08:16 - Juice
09:55 - Conclusion
=== Games Shown ===
Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)
Super Mario 64 (1996)
Life is Strange (2015)
Platformer Toolkit (2022)
Sonic Mania (2017)
Metroid Dread (2021)
Terraria (2011)
Super Catboy (2023)
Geometry Dash (2013)
OlliOlli World (2022)
Cave Story (2004)
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)
Sonic Generations (2011)
Hyper Light Drifter (2016)
Luftrausers (2014)
Nuclear Throne (2015)
Enter the Gungeon (2016)
The Swapper (2013)
Hotline Miami (2012)
Ghost Song (2022)
Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back (2017)
The Messenger (2018)
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Rayman Legends (2013)
Shovel Knight (2014)
The End Is Nigh (2017)
VVVVVV (2010)
Grapple Dog (2022)
Haiku, the Robot (2022)
Pizza Tower (2023)
Hollow Knight (2017)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020)
Guacamelee! 2 (2018)
Fez (2012)
Gravity Circuit (2023)
Spelunky 2 (2020)
Cyber Shadow (2021)
Little Nightmares II (2021)
Blasphemous (2019)
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (2011)
Disney Illusion Island (2023)
Pyre (2017)
Inside (2016)
Gris (2018)
Celeste (2018)
Katana Zero (2019)
Dave the Diver (2023)
Hades (2020)
Cuphead (2017)
Viewfinder (2023)
Tormentor X Punisher (2017)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)
=== Credits ===
Music provided by Epidemic Sound - epidemicsound.com/referral/vtdu5y (Referral Link)
=== Subtitles ===
Contribute translated subtitles - amara.org/videos/6cZLYxYTl6OP
