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So how would I fair with the Demo version ofMadnetic Games' newPhotography Simulator game?
My first task was photographing the NY skyline across one of the park’s lakes (see above).
The game judged my photo as worthy of a C grade.
I had passed, though I could have done better with my composition.
Elsa is a strangely rendered human with unnerving eyes and facial expressions.
Let the games begin!
I thought about this as a photographer: What would be best?
Or perhaps off to one side slightly so we could see more of the fountain?
Or I could just take a mid-length shot with the fountain, adding some background interest.
I opted for the latter and was again rewarded with a C rating.
I also returned and took a second full-length, off-center shot… and received a C rating.
It appeared I had found my level as a photographer.
My next task was trickier and introduced me to the concept of sensitivity and ISO.
I was asked to take a photo of a fountain under a pergola.
The tricky lighting situation required me to increase the ISO, which I did.
Another valuable lesson learned.
Zoom Lenses and Bird Boxes
Now, it was time to learn about zoom lenses.
Elsa pulled from her list of mundane tasks and said I should photograph some birdhouses.
Off I went in search of them using the in-game navigation tools.
I took the shot, received my C rating, and tediously sent it to Elsa again.
But I had to check out.
Photography as a game
As an idea, it sounds great.
It encourages people to learn photography, starting with a smartphone.
The developers are now making the full version of the game focused on photographing landscapes and wildlife.
But it is still missing that physical, hands-on element.
Photography Simulator may work better in VR; in fact, it definitely would.
It will feel like we are there, except we aren’t.
We’ll be in a rendered world where an algo has judged us to be C-grade photographers.
And that brings us to the final point.
Photography is an art and is subjective.
I’m not sure I need another one.
Photography Simulator by Magnetic Gamesis coming soon viaSteam
