Comprehending the three Cs

To design the software for the user experience in a 3D game, we can break the problem down into three systems: the camera, the character, and the controls. In this chapter, we will build the foundation of our e-learning game by developing the framework for these components:

These three systems are tightly coupled and are the trinity of the core 3D gameplay experience. Throughout a normal video game development cycle, we as game programmers may find ourselves making multiple iterations on these three systems until they "feel right". This is normal and is to be expected; however, the impact of changes in one system on the other two cannot be underestimated.