Creating a CCTV camera feed 

Getting a video from the internet is cool, but wait until you capture your own scene in real time! This is something that has many different potential applications, and I think all of them are quite interesting both visually and in terms of gameplay. Imagine, for instance, that you were trying to escape from a monster and you needed to rely on CCTV surveillance footage to plan your escape. The technique we are about to see can help you realize that vision – and more! The potential uses go well beyond that, as I'm sure you'll start to see for yourself once we start working on this. Capturing a scene in real time can have many other applications, such as creating portals and enhancing reflections. Let's start to look at what they are all about!

Getting ready

Most of the assets we'll be using are part of the engine, especially the ones that will enable us to capture the scene. We've also included some extra ones that will act as props which, as always, are included...