Shane's UI Design Blog

The game I decided to review when it comes to UI elements is Bioshock Infinite. Originally when I played through the game, I hadn't thought about the UI of the game or what kind of elements the designers added to the game to help tell the story. Looking back now, I see all of the elements for wht they are and how they contribute to the story. DIAGETIC: There aren't a lot of diagetic elements in this game, but this is the one that stuck out to me the most. Early in the game, you attend a lottery and pick a ball with a number on it and if your number is called, then you win. What you come to find out is that what you win is the chance to throw the first ball at an interracial couple that they have tied up. To know what number you've pulled, you see your hand in front of you with the ball. NON-DIAGETIC: This is probably the easiest element to spot in games. Here the one I have chosen is the banner that pops up whenever you get a new objective. It appears on the top of...

The game I proto-typed was the game that I have been thinking about for a while and the one I wire-framed for my week 2 blog. The game has seemed really interesting to me, including the perk screen which is the one that is my main prototype. When the game starts you are on the pause screen where the back button will go back to the game. The only button for a page that works here is the Perks button. You press this button and are brought to the perks page. The Available points counter is constantly climbing up to show that the number can increase. When you press the next and previous buttons, the current perk changes and you see the cost of the current perk. There is a button for the perk tree ( which does not lead anywhere ) and a back button to get back to the pause menu.

RPG IDEA When drawing up the flow chart I had the idea for an RPG. I feel that RPGs are a bit easier to have diversity with and I've had game ideas for a while about how to implement these ideas. The game has a lot of screens that can be viewed and the one I chose to focus on for my wire frame is the perk screen. Throughout the game you will earn points in order to buy perks and make your character stronger through the game.  On the screen is a wheel of perks where the selected perk is front and center with the perks before and after it looking further away (being smaller and either blurrier or with less opacity). The wheel turns and the next perk is put in the center. The image on the bottom right of the screen is a video that will preview the perk in game. There is also a button available to get to the perk tree and a button to go back to the previous screen.