ABSTRACT
A first-person shooter (FPS) is a kind of videogame that is distinguished by a 3D character’s eye view of the world and fastpaced, o en violent, gameplay that requires players to react rapidly and acquire physical skills. “First person” refers to the camera position-as opposed to the third-person view of the main character used in most graphical adventures and computer role-playing games (CRPGs)—and “shooter” to the player’s most common action. Later examples of the type have added a variety of other elements to the gameplay, including puzzle solution, exploration, and an increasing focus on (usually linear) narrative, but physical combat is still the core of the form’s appeal. e speed and immediacy of the FPS make it perhaps the type of videogame most analogous to lm, though it is clearly more closely related to the violent action of The Terminator (1984) than to the pensive montages of La Jetée (1963).
