third-person perspective
collocation in Englishmeaningsofthird-personandperspective
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third-person
adjective
uk/ˈθɜːdˌpɜː.sən/us/ˈθɝːdˌpɜ˞ː.sən/
showing that someone is speaking or writing about ...
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perspective
noun
uk/pəˈspek.tɪv/us/pɚˈspek.tɪv/
a particular way of ...
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(Definition ofthird-personandperspectivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I discuss them only to indicate that what looks like straight first-person material is liable to reaccentuation through athird-personperspective.
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Most scientists would also agree that, viewed from athird-personperspective, the physical world (including the brain) is causally closed.
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Lehar mentions (sect. 1) "the internal firstperson as opposed to the externalthird-personperspective" but fails to realise how that distinction impacts on his discourse.
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This included features such as no-clipping and the ability to togglethird-personperspective.
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The story deals with class conflicts, the influence of fathers, and vengeance as viewed through thethird-personperspectiveof a young, impressionable child.
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The game's core onscreen presentation is composed of scenes that are viewed from a mostlythird-personperspective.
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The game is played from athird-personperspectiveand its world is navigated on-foot or by vehicle.
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Gameplay is presented in first-person perspective, with occasional cutscenes inthird-personperspective.
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The player being the spy has athird-personperspectiveof their character with the ability to freely move the camera and their character.
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The producers nonetheless retained the classicthird-personperspectivein all other areas to accommodate the increased emphasis on action and combat.
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However, thethird-personperspectivecan interfere with tasks that require fine aiming.
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Characters are controlled from athird-personperspective, with the camera being completely movable by the user, and basic movement consisting of walking, running, and jumping.
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The game uses athird-personperspective, which it alternates with fixed camera angles.
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At other points, the novel is told from athird-personperspective.
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Cancer patients also report a self-distancing mechanism, and take on athird-personperspectiveas a means of dealing with the life-threatening disease.
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