Meanings
- uncountablevideo gamesA feature that allows the player to adjust the view of a three-dimensional playfield by moving the mouse, analogous to turning one's head in reality.
A vehicle can be made to not turn in a given direction in response to mouselook[…]
2007, Aimee Weber, Kimberly Rufer-Bach, Richard Platel, Creating Your World2 more examples
The mouselook is easy to code once you understand how a mouse operates. All we have to do is use the keys to change our position, and use the mouse to reorient our viewpoint.
2003, Daniel Sanchez-Crespo Dalmau, Core techniques and algorithms in game programmingHowever, some people find the mouselook or first-person view to be far more convenient when moving around.
2006, Michael Rymaszewski, et al: Second Life: The Official GuideSynonyms: freelook
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA feature that allows the player to adjust the view of a three-dimensional playfield by moving the mouse, analogous to turning one's head in reality.
Origin
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mouselook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouselook
“mouselook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouselook. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mouselook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouselook.
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