--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-fixed-camera-angles type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-fixed-camera-angles lang: en title: Fixed camera angles summary: >- The camera uses preselected positions and switches as the hero moves. Each angle controls composition and the amount of visible information. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-fixed-camera-angles/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-fixed-camera-angles.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-fixed-camera-angles.md aliases: [] tags: - Game design techniques - Camera & perception sourceIds: - source-6968deee5e64f54c - source-22355c593640a42e - source-5c4dad8a6110e54a sources: - id: source-6968deee5e64f54c title: 'Game Mechanics: Fixed camera angles' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/fixed-camera-angles' verifiedAt: null - id: source-22355c593640a42e title: Resident Evil (1996) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/fixed-camera-angles/game/resident-evil' verifiedAt: null - id: source-5c4dad8a6110e54a title: Resident Evil Remake (2002) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/fixed-camera-angles/game/resident-evil-remake verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-fixed-camera-angles title: Game design techniques url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-fixed-camera-angles categoryIds: - gm-category-camera-perception supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Fixed camera angles description: >- The camera uses preselected positions and switches as the hero moves. Each angle controls composition and the amount of visible information. image: src: images/mechanics/combat-fixed-camera-angles.webp width: 600 height: 444 game: Resident Evil (1996) sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/fixed-camera-angles' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/resident_evil_1996_perspectives.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 3.93 credit: Capcom; 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 preselected overhead hall view alt: >- A high fixed camera looks across a hall in Resident Evil, with the hero by a table near the bottom of the frame. markers: - x: 30 'y': 67 label: The hero within the fixed view - x: 75 'y': 29 label: The composition shows the hall and passage tips: - Check controls when screen directions change across cuts. - Keep required threats readable across adjacent camera views. examples: - title: Resident Evil (1996) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/fixed-camera-angles' 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 --- # Fixed camera angles id: game-mechanics--gm-fixed-camera-angles type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-fixed-camera-angles lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-fixed-camera-angles/ The camera uses preselected positions and switches as the hero moves. Each angle controls composition and the amount of visible information. ## At a glance ![A high fixed camera looks across a hall in Resident Evil, with the hero by a table near the bottom of the frame.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/combat-fixed-camera-angles.webp) [Resident Evil (1996)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/fixed-camera-angles) · 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/resident_evil_1996_perspectives.webm), 3.93 s 1. The hero within the fixed view 2. The composition shows the hall and passage - Check controls when screen directions change across cuts. - Keep required threats readable across adjacent camera views. - [Resident Evil (1996)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/fixed-camera-angles) ## How it works The scene switches between predetermined camera positions. ## Variants ### How the technique works - The scene switches between predetermined camera positions. ## 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: Fixed camera angles](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/fixed-camera-angles) (id: source-6968deee5e64f54c) - [Resident Evil (1996)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/fixed-camera-angles/game/resident-evil) (id: source-22355c593640a42e) - [Resident Evil Remake (2002)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/fixed-camera-angles/game/resident-evil-remake) (id: source-5c4dad8a6110e54a) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors