Introduction to Virtual Cinematography

Camera Control through Cinematography for Virtual Environments: A State of the Art Report

Cinematography has evolved as a set of guidelines for filming motion pictures that ensures a standard is adhered to and the events are presented in a coherent manner. Principles of cinematography can be employed such that supplementary information is communicated when necessary and the viewer does not become disoriented due to the camera work. We propose that these and other principles of cinem...

A Virtual Cinematography System for First Person Shooter Games

We present a virtual cinematography system for 3D shooter games. This system replaces the strict first-person view associated with such games with a camera system that can switch between multiple camera modes. The switching is carried by the system in real time as game-play progresses. The choice of which camera modes to provide, and the decisions about how and when to employ them, are informed...

An Experimental Platform for Customized Virtual Cinematography in Interactive Storytelling

A Lightweight Intelligent Virtual Cinematography System for Machinima Production

Machinima is a low-cost alternative to full production filmmaking. However, creating quality cinematic visualizations with existing machinima techniques still requires a high degree of talent and effort. We introduce a lightweight artificial intelligence system, Cambot, that can be used to assist in machinima production. Cambot takes a script as input and produces a cinematic visualization. Unl...

Virtual cinematography in games: Investigating the impact on player experience

Cinematography is a key aspect in the development of modern computer games. The quality of the visuals depends, not only on the accuracy of the rendering, but on the way that the scene is presented to the player. Which element should be included in the frame, from which point of view and in which positions are all aspects that have been widely studied in classical cinematography. However, it is...