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Noob Camera Question

Started by Endemoniada Mar 31, 2007 at 8:48 PM 0 replies 350+ views

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Mar 31, 2007 at 8:48 PM

Hi guys, I'm converting my arcade racer to Direct3D. I want my camera behind and above the car looking down at it. Do I set my camera position (eye, point at, up) only once and use the world transformation to move everything every frame, or do I keep setting my camera so it's pointing at the car ? Thanks.

argonaut

Mar 31, 2007 at 9:50 PM

Basically, you set your camera's position in every frame you render. This will, of course, involve some camera manipulation in your render loop.

I would suggest giving the camera a target to look at, and passing the player's car by reference as the target.

Hope that helps!

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