{"id":566,"date":"2025-11-15T12:22:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T12:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/?p=566"},"modified":"2026-01-11T15:29:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T15:29:27","slug":"camera-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/2025\/11\/15\/camera-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Camera Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my game a camera is very important to the narrative and my design intention. The big question is what kind of camera will be in the game. I am going to research different cameras so I can see all of the ooptions and choose the best one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Types of Cameras &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/greatbigphotographyworld.com\/different-types-of-cameras\/\">A helpful website I used<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After some research I narrowed it down to four types of cameras:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Disposable &#8211; usually plastic, single use, once you have run out of film the camera is done<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital &#8211; the most common kind of camera nowadays, unlimited use due to digital storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instant &#8211; immediately prints a photo out<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Film &#8211; uses rolls of film that can be replaced, photos must be developed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-9-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-9-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-9-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-9-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-9-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-9-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-9.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-10.png 800w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-10-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-10-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-6-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-6-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-6-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-7-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-7-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-7-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-7.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My Camera &#8211; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I still own the original camera that I used on holiday. It is a Canon PowerShot A1400 released in 2013. As it is a digital camera all I have to do is connect it to my pc and the photos can transfer over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251119_121103380-1024x725.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251119_121103380-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251119_121103380-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251119_121103380-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251119_121103380-1536x1087.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251119_121103380-2048x1450.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251119_121125617-1024x814.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-592\" style=\"width:389px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251119_121125617-1024x814.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251119_121125617-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251119_121125617-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251119_121125617-1536x1222.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251119_121125617-2048x1629.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Parts of a Camera &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The puzzle in my game revolves around finding parts of your camera. To look at that process just click the button.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/2025\/11\/10\/puzzle-development\/\">Puzzle Development<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before I settled on what parts the player must find I wanted to understand what parts there actually are. I found this photograph by Joe Breeden on his website blog.  The camera he dissasembled was from the 60s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joehep.com\/home-1\/whats-inside-a-camera\">https:\/\/www.joehep.com\/home-1\/whats-inside-a-camera<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-3-961x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-573\" style=\"width:709px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-3-961x1024.png 961w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-3-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-3-768x818.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/image-3.png 1165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Conclusion &#8211; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After looking at these cameras I have decided that I do not neccessarily want to copy one camera exactly, rather I would like to design my own one using elements from different kind of cameras over the years. My next step will be to make a reference board for this new camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Week 10 Check In &#8211; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After refining my narrative, I came to the conclusion I would need a film camera this was perfect as my research had led me to the deconstructed one from the 60s. The design and pieces of my camera will come from this. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/2025\/11\/05\/narrative\/\">Narrative process<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/2025\/11\/15\/disney-boardwalk\/\">&lt; &#8211; Previous Post<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/2025\/12\/08\/photograph-developing-research\/\">Next Post &#8211; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my game a camera is very important to the narrative and my design intention. 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