recam
recam verb: to recreate (a recording of gameplay in a three-dimensional playfield) with different camera positioning and movement from the original camera that followed the player's viewpoint.
Verb
recam (third-person singular simple present recams, present participle recamming, simple past and past participle recammed)
- To recreate (a recording of gameplay in a three-dimensional playfield) with different camera positioning and movement from the original camera that followed the player's viewpoint.
- Having “wondered if maybe we could alter the camera position in our demos to make them more movie-like to watch”, Bailey used Remaic to create a new recammed version of the speedrun.2007, Andy Clarke, Grethe Mitchell, Videogames and Art, page 71
- For Marino (2004), the development of recamming tools and the subsequent dissociation of camera and POV in postproduction, marks the 'defining moment' for Machinima.2008, James Newman, Playing with Videogames, page 146
Noun
recam (plural recams)
- A recreated gameplay recording of this kind.
Forms of recam
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | recams |
| present participle | recamming |
| past participle | recammed |
| past | recammed |
| Noun | |
| plural | recams |
Origin of recam
From re- + cam.
Questions about recam
- What does recam mean?
- Recam means to recreate (a recording of gameplay in a three-dimensional playfield) with different camera positioning and movement from the original camera that followed the player's viewpoint.
- What part of speech is recam?
- Recam can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of recam?
- The past tense of recam is recammed.
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