Super Mario Party (NDcube, 2018) contains a mini game titled Slaparazzi, where you compete against other characters to be in the center of the frame when the photograph is taken.
It’s an interesting twist compared to the usual paparazzi photography games, where the subject of the photo is the one with agency and attempting to get in the picture, rather than the photographer trying to get a picture of a (often unaware or non consensual) subject.
Photography missions in Jurassic World Evolution (Frontier Developments plc, 2018). Similar to Afrika or beyond Good and Bad, the game uses photographic activities in game in a simulation of safari/animal species inventory mechanic.
Below are a few basic tips for taking the best photographs and them some dinosaur specific activities that net you extra cash for bonuses.
Jurassic World Evolution Photograph Guide – Photography Basics
- You get bonus cash for each individual dinosaur in the shot
- If a dinosaur is participating in an activity (eating, socializing, hunting etc) you get further bonuses
- Your composition bonus increases based on your zoom level and central content. Make the best attraction middle and make sure the entire dino fits in the frame
- Avoid taking pictures of the same species more than once or twice in a row.
Jurassic World Evolution Photograph Guide – Dinosaur Activities
- Drinking
- Eating Live Food (Live Bait)
- Socializing (Usually herbivores that move in herds)
- Hunting (When a carnivore is hunting another dinosaur
- Running
- Eating A Carcass (When a carnivore is eating the body of another dinosaur
- Dinosaurs Fighting, Attacking
source: http://www.gamersheroes.com/game-guides/jurassic-world-evolution-photograph-guide/
source: https://steamcommunity.com/app/648350/discussions/1/3559414588256806823/
Zoom: Paparazzi im Einsatz (Exozet Game, 2006)
In Zoom: Paparazzi im Einsatz the player takes the role of a paparazzi who photographs VIPs in embarrassing situations. The game is played like most other first person shooters but the only weapon is a camera. So the player walks through the 15 levels, e.g. a private club in Hollywood or a musical premiere on a yacht, and searches for something interesting to happen. To make it easier the important persons are marked with a green arrow just before the event. Then the player uses his camera and receives his money instantly.
The main problem is that paparazzi are unwanted on these parties. So if the player is near a bodyguard when taking a picture they start to hit him – if the player loses his life energy the mission is lost. His only option is to blind the bodyguard (or an angry VIP) by photographing him and to run away quickly. Other threats are other paparazzi which steal the most interesting scenes. In every mission the player has to earn a certain amount of money to pass it. Sometimes he also needs to take pictures of specific events. The missions are fully scripted (which means that the player can memorise the events), and offer optional humorous content, e.g. conversations to listen to.
source: http://www.mobygames.com/game/zoom-paparazzi-in-action
Vanessa’s Naughty Pics (Orb Games, 2007)
Play it online: http://www.y8.com/games/vanessas_naughty_pics
Celebrity Snapshot.
Play it online: http://www.games2win.com/en/naughty-games/celebrity-snapshot-game.asp
Celebrity Hunt (Fastgames.com, Begamer.com, 2012).
Be a paparazzi. Hunt celebrities with your camera and prepare an awkward situations for them. Take a perfect scandalous front page picture, maybe you will win a prize at the end. Use only your mouse to point and click causing a chain of actions and reactions.
source: http://www.fastgames.com/celebrity-hunt
play it online: http://www.begamer.com/flash-game/23649/celebrity-hunt/
Paparazzi is a local multiplayer game of cat-and-mouse. The celebrity runs, dashes, and hides while the paparazzi tries to take constant photos of them. It’s a simple yet competitive arcade-action game with a Where’s Waldo feel. It’s a test of focus and reflexes and a silly take on celebrity culture.
source: http://store.steampowered.com/app/341360/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_2
Snapshot! Paparazzi is a game released in 2007 for PC (according to information on IGN) where you play the role of a paparazzi photographer chasing celebrities.
Get a glimpse into the bizarre world of the tabloids with Paparazzi. Travel the country to build your reputation as a hotshot, dirt-digging photojournalist through 10 diverse and humorous Photo Assignments. Use your eyes and your reflexes to capture photos of strange subjects to sell for cash. Search for and photograph challenging, hidden clues in a variety of interesting and bizarre locations. Succeed and you’ll rise through the ranks of the newspaper staff to become an Ace Photographer.
source: http://www.ign.com/games/snapshot-paparazzi/pc-17499
No reviews or gameplay footage seems to be avaible and the only few images of the game are found here: http://www.jeuxvideo.com/jeux/pc/00035897-snapshot-paparazzi.htm
Paparazzi for Playstation 2 (HuneX, 2005, original title: The Camera Kozou) is a photography simulation game where the player has to take pictures of models, with the possibility to request the model to look at the camera, to “adopt a charming pose”, “adopt a sexy pose” and “get a kiss on the fly”. The player/photographer can also dance, jump and wave hands to build empathy with the subject and it’s possible to move around the photo shoot location to take the best shots of the model’s performance.
While the content of the game is questionable, with much of the game’s 3D physics simulation spent on rendering the bouncing of the models’ oversized breast, the camera simulation in manual mode contains many parameters rendered directly from analogue cameras (namely flash, zoom, focus, aperture and shutter speed).
A selection of videogames that attempt to incorporate photography (or better “photographing”) as game mechanics to a certain degree.
Polaroid Pete (Gekisha Boy Gekibo)
Gekibo: Gekisha Boy – screenshot of the 1992 PC game version
Gekibo: Gekisha Boy – screenshot from the 1992 PC game version
In this PC game from 1992 (ported to PS2 in 2002, and with a a sequel titled Gekisha Boy 2 released for PS2 in 2001), photography plays a big role in both story and game mechanics. This makingGekisha Boy one of the earliest examples of videogames to incorporate a camera and the act of taking pictures as core game mechanic. In each level the main character has to take snapshots of events happening around him, with points being assigned according to the player’s ability to catch the “decisive moment”.
Fatal Frame
In this series, the game takes inspiration from the Victorian born art of ‘Spirit Photography’. It lets the player capture images of spirits through a Camera Obscura, while exploring abandoned ruins and fend off hostile ghosts.
Dead Rising
the main character of Dead Rising is a photo journalist, Frank West, who has to survive a zombie-infested environment while documenting the events with his camera. Shots taken with the in-game camera are evaluated (genre of the photos is analysed, e.g. brutality, drama, …) and rewarded through a point system.
Spiderman 3
Spiderman 3 lets you play as Peter Parker, and in some missions you are required to get pictures for the Daily Bugle. A basic camera interface allows you to zoom and frame an image before taking the shot. Pictures are given points (photo score).
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
in an easter egg within Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, the player is transported to a white environment where it is possible to take pictures of the female character, posing as if in some sort of weird erotic photo shoot.
Grand Theft Auto V
Camera Sim 3D is a DSLR simulator, developed with the purpose of teaching the basics of photography and how to operate a DSLR camera. It is still in production at the time of writing, but a live demo is available online.
play a demo here: http://camerasim.com/apps/camerasim/
an early camera simulator demo from 2011 (this one uses video footage instead of in-game textures): http://camerasim.com/apps/camera-simulator/
source: http://bokeh.digitalrev.com/article/10-games-about-photography
more Photography Games covered in this previous post: https://ingamephotography.wordpress.com/2015/03/04/photography-games/
note:
the original article included “Life Is Strange” as one of the games about photography, but it was not featured in our list because the mechanics for taking a picture in the game offer very little control or similarity with the act of photographing (no possibility of framing, zooming, focusing).
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