Being noted as one of the most imaginative minds in the video game industry,Hideo Kojimais a man who values creativity and artistic outputs, particularly movies and music. As the director of such popular hits as theMetal Gear Solidfranchise,Death Stranding, and the sadly short-livedP.T.,Kojima has recently declared that he will keep creatinguntil his brain loses its “creative powers.” One other thing that the developer is keen on is in-game photo modes, which have made their way to many games. While it may seem a bit of a gimmick, Kojima has recently leaped to its defense.
In a couple of posts uploaded to Twitter yesterday, thePhantom Paindirector has said that, while some people might make fun of a game’s photo mode, he believes it’s something that can help to improve real-world photography skills. He added that the experience of taking photos in a game has the potential to translate to a real camera or smartphone. Given thathis own gameDeath Strandingintroduced a photo mode in an updateearly last year, it’s understandable that he would be defensive of its use.
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Hideo Kojima’s argument is that, given time, skills will improve if players keep taking virtual photos in-game, honing in on such things as composition, layout, and focus. He’s also not the first to speak about photo modes, either. Recently, aYouTube series calledPhoto Mode Perspectiveanalyzed the photographic aspects ofGod of War, breaking down the settings of the feature one by one, and how users can utilize it to create the best photos.
While Kojima is best known as a video games developer, it’s not often that he actually talks about the games themselves. This recent photo mode rebuttal is a fairly rare instance. However, most recently,the Japanese director did praise the indie time loop game12 Minutesby Luis Antonio, saying that he lost time himself playing the point-and-click adventure title, and compared it to the 2016 puzzle-platformerInsidedeveloped by Playdead.
WithNorman Reedus recently saying that aDeath Strandingsequel is being planned, and a rumored new title being made in collaboration with Xbox, it’s looking likeHideo Kojimais going to be a busy man for the next few years. Maybe he can take some recuperation time to boot up a game’s photo mode and take some artistic shots for all to see.
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