different between freelook vs mouselook

English

Etymology

free +? look

Noun

freelook (uncountable)

1. (video games) mouselook
   • 2006, Maximum PC (October 2006, page 64)

     The mouse's right-side button switches between freelook and locked-on-an-individual modes.

   • 2009, PC Gamer (volume 16, issues 7-9, page xcix)

     I blundered across an insurgent camp because I was using the freelook camera to admire the gorgeous forestry.

English

Etymology

mouse +? look

Noun

mouselook (uncountable)

1. (video games) A 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.
   • 2003, Daniel Sanchez-Crespo Dalmau, Core techniques and algorithms in game programming

     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.

   • 2006, Michael Rymaszewski et al, Second Life: The Official Guide

     However, some people find the mouselook or first-person view to be far more convenient when moving around.

   • 2007, Aimee Weber, Kimberly Rufer-Bach, Richard Platel, Creating Your World

     A vehicle can be made to not turn in a given direction in response to mouselook […]

Synonyms

• freelook