- Respond to the slides and reflect on the platform you are choosing – why are you choosing this platform, who is it for and how the platform reinforces the essential experience
- Make a list of requirements and buttons map of the interactions. You can also make a storyboard on how you expect your player will interact with you game, answering how, when and where
- Like websites or mobile apps, (video) games have common UI components that help players navigate and accomplish goals.
- A (video) game UI is an interface with components that help players navigate, find information, and accomplish goals. There is a large list of game UI components—life bars, coin counters, level maps, etc. Just like UI design for mobile apps, video game UI design requires close attention to detail and functionality.
thursdays lecture on foundations of user experience in visual games : week 9 notes
- visability : making games efficent , effective and enjoyable.
- User experience : emotional and sensory experience in video games
Importance of interaction design :
- Connects player in game mechanics
- Draws immersion and emotion engagement
- Poor design frustrates players
Comparing this to my game, I want my UI to be brightly coloured and soft so that players are intrigued and interested. Similar to the Doki Doki literature style..
However, I’d like it to transition completely when the player approaches dangerous and ominous dates, causing my UI to become darker and take on a more gloomy appearance..
Following this lesson, I chose to make simple mocks of how I believe my UI would appear in-game for the player’s actions. I made by researching many dating sim games and how they arranged their UI layouts,
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