--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-cctv-access type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-cctv-access lang: en title: CCTV access summary: >- The player views a remote area through a fixed camera. This helps plan a route without entering the space. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-cctv-access/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-cctv-access.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-cctv-access.md aliases: [] tags: - Game design techniques - Camera & perception - Access & Security - Stealth sourceIds: - source-aa523a406542936c - source-44d61376c56a9587 - source-bb46b31144fb9200 - source-e018360e439096f8 sources: - id: source-aa523a406542936c title: 'Game Mechanics: CCTV access' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cctv-access' verifiedAt: null - id: source-44d61376c56a9587 title: Duke Nukem 3D (1996) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cctv-access/game/duke-nukem-3d' verifiedAt: null - id: source-bb46b31144fb9200 title: Duke Nukem Forever (2011) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cctv-access/game/duke-nukem-forever' verifiedAt: null - id: source-e018360e439096f8 title: Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 (2021) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cctv-access/game/sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts-2 verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-cctv-access title: Game design techniques url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-cctv-access' categoryIds: - gm-category-camera-perception - gm-category-stealth - gm-category-access-security supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: CCTV access description: >- The player views a remote area through a fixed camera. This helps plan a route without entering the space. image: src: images/mechanics/combat-cctv-access.webp width: 500 height: 276 game: Duke Nukem 3D (1996) sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cctv-access' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/duke_nukem_3d_security_cams.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 5.33 credit: 3D Realms; frame from clip via GameMechanics.org rights: >- Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Source host: GameMechanics.org. All rights reserved; excluded from the portal’s MIT and CC BY 4.0 licenses. caption: A remote courtyard view alt: >- A view labeled REC with corner brackets shows a courtyard and enemy in Duke Nukem 3D. markers: - x: 23 'y': 13 label: REC and frame brackets identify the camera view - x: 43 'y': 44 label: Enemy in the remote area tips: - Help players connect the camera angle to its level location. - Make returning to normal character control clear. examples: - title: Duke Nukem 3D (1996) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cctv-access' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/game-mechanics --- # CCTV access id: game-mechanics--gm-cctv-access type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-cctv-access lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-cctv-access/ The player views a remote area through a fixed camera. This helps plan a route without entering the space. ## At a glance ![A view labeled REC with corner brackets shows a courtyard and enemy in Duke Nukem 3D.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/combat-cctv-access.webp) [Duke Nukem 3D (1996)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cctv-access) · Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Source host: GameMechanics.org. All rights reserved; excluded from the portal’s MIT and CC BY 4.0 licenses. [Source recording](https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/duke_nukem_3d_security_cams.webm), 5.33 s 1. REC and frame brackets identify the camera view 2. Enemy in the remote area - Help players connect the camera angle to its level location. - Make returning to normal character control clear. - [Duke Nukem 3D (1996)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cctv-access) ## How it works The player gains remote views through installed cameras. ## Variants ### How the technique works - The player gains remote views through installed cameras. ## Context and limits All 199 Game Mechanics entries at the check date: player actions, systems, presentation techniques and contested patterns. Entries are grouped by their first source-card category; all categories appear in their descriptions. Definitions use original wording. References link to game-specific galleries; images and videos remain at the source. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Game Mechanics: CCTV access](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cctv-access) (id: source-aa523a406542936c) - [Duke Nukem 3D (1996)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cctv-access/game/duke-nukem-3d) (id: source-44d61376c56a9587) - [Duke Nukem Forever (2011)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cctv-access/game/duke-nukem-forever) (id: source-bb46b31144fb9200) - [Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 (2021)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cctv-access/game/sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts-2) (id: source-e018360e439096f8) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors