making space ships fly

ship flying and dynamic camera control mechanics from Thomas Kearns on Vimeo.

This is a short video from a project I worked on last summer.

I must disclaim: I had no responsibility in the creation of the graphics for the art assets or the heads up display.

This video demonstrates the full 3d freedom control/physics of the space ship, with the ability to fly up + down, forward + backward, banking naturally and rotating + re-aligning properly relative to the camera.

Camera control is simple full 3d, 3rd person follow cam, with ability for player override for optimal viewing relative to environment.

When I have time I will upload more videos of the design development of the control mechanics which explored many different approaches, ultimately settling into this fluid but conventional approach