first-person shooter
noun
plural first-person shooters
: a shooter (see shooter sense 4) video game in which the player experiences the game as if through the eyes of their avatar
A first-person shooter is a game in which you, the player, carry a weapon into some sort of video game conflict. It can be a simulation of a battlefield, like the beaches of Normandy on D-Day.—Nick Bilton
For example, if you intend to play many first-person shooters, it might be a good idea to invest in a monitor with a larger screen and higher resolution to be able to pick out enemies amongst the visual backgrounds.—Jared Lindsay
called also FPS
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