Why do game designers love FPS guns so much?

Game designers love fps guns. They love building them, they love designing them, but most of all they love dropping them into their favourite game engine and blowing things up – or off. Pretty much every wanna-be game artist has tried to build a fps gun.

How powerful are shotguns in real life?

Take shotguns: Very powerful in games and real life, but unless you are using very particular ammunition, shotguns aren’t effective against body armor. Thus, games have universally portrayed them as incredibly powerful with a big falloff in damage with distance.

Why is the shotgun so popular in video games?

A properly-designed video game shotgun is relatively easy to aim, thanks to the weapon’s cone, and it becomes increasingly effective the closer the player is to the enemy. A well-designed shotgun encourages players to get up close and dance with their enemies.

What makes a game authentically portray gun operation?

As for portraying gun operation authentically: Some games do. Games like Swat 3 and 4 and the original America’s Army comes to mind. It boils down to the artistic direction, and the quality of its animators in that regard, some go the extra mile. The point is to make gameplay that is balanced, fun, diverse and engaging.

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Do gun manufacturers make realistic models for video games?

Some gun manufacturers either do not want to associate with video games or their license fee is too high, so we simply make slightly twisted models and rename the gun so they’re still somewhat recognizable but not enough to ge Yes they do. I worked on a game with realistic modern and historical guns.

Is a video game a gun?

A game is not a gun, in the same way it’s not a drink, shop, car, etc. In the USA, you can claim the First Amendment (free speech) and fair use. As for games like GT5, they are probably not licensing the trademark, and probably couldn’t license it as they aren’t building cars. They are probably licensing the copyright on the names and logos.

Is making a 3D model of a gun copyright infringement?

In other words, making a 3D model of a given gun and using it strictly for visual representation in a game does not categorize as an infringement because you are not copying the product or advertising a different product with the same name. You are just representing it visually within a virtual reality.