Hi all, I have lots of 2d sprites on screen (tiles) and I am currently moving the character by moving all of the tiles. Would it be more efficient to move the camera instead? I was just curious as I stumbled upon that implementation on a website, and the author claimed it to be faster. Any thoughts on the matter?

Thanks for your replys!

Would I still be able to use coordinates if I move the camera?

As of now I am positioning the camera and setting it so the upper left is 0, 0 and all the coordinates are positive.

Thanks,

BTW, this is how I am setting up my camera...

// get camera vectors
float width = (float)_targetControl.ClientSize.Width;
float height = (float)_targetControl.ClientSize.Height;
float centerX = width / 2.0f;
float centerY = height / 2.0f;
Vector3 cameraPosition = new Vector3(centerX, centerY, -5.0f);
Vector3 cameraTarget = new Vector3(centerX, centerY, 0.0f);

// create our transforms
newDevice.Transform.View = Matrix.LookAtLH(cameraPosition, cameraTarget, new Vector3(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f));

newDevice.Transform.Projection = Matrix.OrthoLH(width, height, 1.0f, 10.0f);