Exploring the Camera_Sample game

Now that the Camera_Sample game is loaded, switch to Game Mode and experiment with the game. Try to identify gameplay components.

Note

You can switch to Game Mode with the Ctrl + G keyboard combination or by selecting Game | Switch to Game from the pull-down menu system. The Esc key will return you to the Lumberyard Editor.

The first thing you will notice is that a Heads Up Display (HUD) presents you with three game modes.

Basic camera demo

Depressing the 5 key in Game Mode starts a demo in first-person mode with the character travelling around a street block in the game environment. Each time you press the 5 key, the game perspective changes; see the following table for details:

Iteration Number.	Game Perspective
1	First-person point of view
2	Third-person point of view
3	Third-person shoulder point of view
4	Top down
5	Side scroller
6	Parented tracking + dynamic zoom
7	Tracking + dynamic zoom
8	Chase
9	Top down player
...