2023 has seen a surge of interests for video games with photorealistic graphics that utilizes a found footage or body cam style presentation. While the concept is nothing new, innovations in technology that helps game development allows these types of games to come alive in a more immersive and compelling way.
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But the found-footage concept only reached notoriety in other medias such as films. The Blair Witch Project is a movie that pioneered the concept in the genre, influencing a number of memorable films that established multi-million franchises of their own such as Paranormal Activity and Cloverfield.