7 Tricks by Game Developers You Won’t Be Able to Unsee

Like magicians, videogames use skill, technology and misdirection to hide the mechanics of how everything works. But where a magician's tricks are about spectacle, videogame tricks can be subtler - using camera angles, animations, the environment and game systems to manipulate the player. Just consider these seven neat tricks that you won't be able to unsee in some of your favourite games.

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