Camera

Description

The Camera class provides the foundation for creating camera objects in the game world. It defines basic camera properties such as field of view and background settings.

Namespace

Universe.Core

Enums

Background

Defines the type of background the camera should render.

Value	Description
Skybox	Uses a skybox texture for the background
Color	Uses a solid color for the background

Properties

Property	Type	Description
name	string	Name identifier for the camera (default: “Main Camera”)
fieldOfView	float	The camera’s field of view in degrees (default: 60)
background	Background	Type of background to render (Skybox or Color)
backColor	rgba	Background color when using Color background type (default: white)

Methods

OnInit

void OnInit()

Called when the script initializes. Registers the camera with the rendering system.

Example Usage

// Create a standard game camera
Camera mainCamera = new Camera();
mainCamera.name = "Player Camera";
mainCamera.fieldOfView = 75; // Wider field of view
mainCamera.background = Background.Skybox;

// Create a UI camera with solid background
Camera uiCamera = new Camera();
uiCamera.name = "UI Camera";
uiCamera.fieldOfView = 60;
uiCamera.background = Background.Color;
uiCamera.backColor = [0, 0, 0, 1]; // Black background

Notes

• Multiple cameras can exist in a scene, but typically only one is active for rendering
• Cameras need to be positioned and oriented using the parent object’s transform
• For more advanced camera behaviors like following or orbit, use helper classes like CameraFollower or FPSCameraOrbit

Related Components

• Works with CameraFollower.cs for following behaviors
• Works with FPSCameraOrbit.cs for first-person perspective
• Used by Character.cs through the SetFollowerCamera() method

Dependencies

• Uses CameraUtil.AddCamera() to register with the rendering system