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Making a 2D game? Then you'll need to code a camera. But there's more to it than just following the main character. Here are five tips for making a better camera.

=== Sources and Resources ===

- Additional resources

Platformer Toolkit
https://gmtk.itch.io/platformer-toolkit

Math for Game Programmers: Juicing Your Cameras With Math | GDC on YouTube
   • Math for Game Programmers: Juicing Yo...  

Scroll Back: The Theory and Practice of Cameras in Side-Scrollers | Game Developer
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/...

How Cameras in Side-Scrollers Work | GDC
   • How Cameras in Side-Scrollers Work  

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Camera Explained | Ryan Meyer
   • ITSP Camera Explained  

Analysis of Screenshake Types | DaveTech
http://www.davetech.co.uk/gamedevscre...

Basic 2D “Screen Shake” in Unity | Medium
  / basic-2d-screen-shake-in-unity  

Amplify Your Game Camera | Medium
  / amplify-your-game-camera  

Muno | Twitter
  / 1597255824904441859  

50 Camera Mistakes | GDC Vault (Free)
https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1020460...

=== Chapters ===

00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Lookahead
03:06 - Jumping
05:06 - Damping
06:21 - Framing
08:16 - Juice
09:55 - Conclusion

=== Games Shown ===

Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)
Super Mario 64 (1996)
Life is Strange (2015)
Platformer Toolkit (2022)
Sonic Mania (2017)
Metroid Dread (2021)
Terraria (2011)
Super Catboy (2023)
Geometry Dash (2013)
OlliOlli World (2022)
Cave Story (2004)
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)
Sonic Generations (2011)
Hyper Light Drifter (2016)
Luftrausers (2014)
Nuclear Throne (2015)
Enter the Gungeon (2016)
The Swapper (2013)
Hotline Miami (2012)
Ghost Song (2022)
Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back (2017)
The Messenger (2018)
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Rayman Legends (2013)
Shovel Knight (2014)
The End Is Nigh (2017)
VVVVVV (2010)
Grapple Dog (2022)
Haiku, the Robot (2022)
Pizza Tower (2023)
Hollow Knight (2017)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020)
Guacamelee! 2 (2018)
Fez (2012)
Gravity Circuit (2023)
Spelunky 2 (2020)
Cyber Shadow (2021)
Little Nightmares II (2021)
Blasphemous (2019)
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (2011)
Disney Illusion Island (2023)
Pyre (2017)
Inside (2016)
Gris (2018)
Celeste (2018)
Katana Zero (2019)
Dave the Diver (2023)
Hades (2020)
Cuphead (2017)
Viewfinder (2023)
Tormentor X Punisher (2017)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)

=== Credits ===

Music provided by Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... (Referral Link)

=== Subtitles ===

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