How to make the "falling effect" in games?

Questions & Answers
1

Hello everybody!

We’re currently in the design process of our next game, and one of our ideas was to make falling from heights feel awesome or so that the player kind of gets the roller coaster feeling. Are there any special techniques that would make this effect stand out?

Thank you very much,
Nikita Makarov

2

The “motion blur” image effect?

3

…Well depending on how ‘all out’ you wanna go

  • Great audio - wind rushing sound effects
  • Judicious use of motion blur and camera shake - too much is cheesy
  • Perhaps a progressive tunnel vision effect (a la flight sims and the black out/red out effects)
  • Debris wizzing past your ears
  • Tears usually form in the corner of your eyes as you fall for long enough (assuming no googles are worn)
  • If you are wearing googles - bugs could hit and splat from time to time

HTH!