mouselook

A feature that allows the player to adjust the view of a three-dimensional playfield by moving the mouse, analogous to turning one's head in reality.

Noun

  1. A feature that allows the player to adjust the view of a three-dimensional playfield by moving the mouse, analogous to turning one's head in reality.
    • The mouselook is easy to code once you understand how a mouse operates. All we have to do is use the keys to change our position, and use the mouse to reorient our viewpoint. - 2003, Daniel Sanchez-Crespo Dalmau, Core...
    • However, some people find the mouselook or first-person view to be far more convenient when moving around. - 2006, Michael Rymaszewski, et al: Second Life: The Official Guide:
    • A vehicle can be made to not turn in a given direction in response to mouselook[…] - 2007, Aimee Weber, Kimberly Rufer-Bach, Richard Platel, Creating Your World:

Origin

From mouse + look.

Synonyms

freelook