Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-cam
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To recreate (a recording of gameplay in a three-dimensional playfield) with different camera positioning and movement from the original camera that followed the player's viewpoint.

Transitive verb

noun

A recreated gameplay recording of this kind.

Example Sentences

"Having “wondered if maybe we could alter the camera position in our demos to make them more movie-like to watch”, Bailey used Remaic to create a new recammed version of the speedrun."
"For Marino (2004), the development of recamming tools and the subsequent dissociation of camera and POV in postproduction, marks the 'defining moment' for Machinima."
"Replays captured as demo movies have been circulated as skills demonstrations, as recordings of significant competitive events (i.e., Thresh's defeat of Billox at Quakedelica in 1998, circulated as a recammed highlight reel) […]"

Etymology

From re- + cam.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

recams (present, singular) recamming (participle, present) recammed (participle, past) recammed (past) recams (plural)

Questions

What does recam mean?: To recreate (a recording of gameplay in a three-dimensional playfield) with different camera positioning and movement from the original camera that followed the player's viewpoint.
Where does recam come from?: From re- + cam.

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