function handle_camera() {
	var temp;
	var cam_center=55;
	var camera_distance=150;

	camera.pan -= mouse_force.x * 12 * time_step;
	camera.tilt += mouse_force.y * 8 * time_step;
	camera.tilt = clamp(camera.tilt,-45,45);
	temp = fcos(camera.tilt,-camera_distance);
	vec_set(camera.x,vector(my.x + fcos(camera.pan,temp),my.y + fsin(camera.pan,temp),my.z + cam_center + fsin(camera.tilt,-camera_distance)));
	VECTOR temp;
	vec_diff(temp.x,camera.x,my.x); //find the vector from the player to the camera
	vec_normalize(temp.x,16); //get the magnitude of it's vector to 16 quants and store it in temp
	vec_add(temp.x,camera.x); //add the vector (from player to camera) of a magnitude of 16 quants and add it to the camera's position.
	
	result = c_trace(vector(my.x,my.y,my.z+cam_center),temp.x,IGNORE_ME|IGNORE_PASSABLE|IGNORE_MODELS); //trace from the player to 16 quants behind the camera.
	if (result > 0) {
		vec_diff(temp.x,my.x,target.x); //find the vector from the point the trace hit to the player
		vec_normalize(temp.x,16); //get the magnitude of this vector to 16 quants and store in temp
		vec_set(camera.x,target.x); //place the camera at the trace hit point
		vec_add(camera.x,temp.x); //move the camera away from the wall by the vector temp, 16 quants towards the player
	}
}