Comments on: Tedious UI http://gamedesignreviews.com/scrapbook/tedious-ui/ Inductive Game Design Research Mon, 03 Nov 2014 07:08:02 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Krystian Majewski http://gamedesignreviews.com/scrapbook/tedious-ui/comment-page-1/#comment-4064 Krystian Majewski Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:28:04 +0000 http://gamedesignreviews.com/?p=2172#comment-4064 I see. From what I understand a "hover" button is one additional step. There is not really a reason to hide the two buttons under a third one. It would be a good solution if there were many buttons, though. As for the overlay for achievements - that's basically what I have right now, only that you need to turn around each column individually instead of displaying all achievements at once. I see. From what I understand a “hover” button is one additional step. There is not really a reason to hide the two buttons under a third one. It would be a good solution if there were many buttons, though.

As for the overlay for achievements – that’s basically what I have right now, only that you need to turn around each column individually instead of displaying all achievements at once.

]]> By: GhostLyrics http://gamedesignreviews.com/scrapbook/tedious-ui/comment-page-1/#comment-4041 GhostLyrics Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:31:34 +0000 http://gamedesignreviews.com/?p=2172#comment-4041 At first it's only a symbol but when you touch it with the mouse it shows all the available menu options, like "options" and the sequences. Another option to display the achievements would be to use a fullscreen transparent overlay and display the achievements in 4 columns. vertically just above the matching chapter. At first it’s only a symbol but when you touch it with the mouse it shows all the available menu options, like “options” and the sequences.

Another option to display the achievements would be to use a fullscreen transparent overlay and display the achievements in 4 columns. vertically just above the matching chapter.

]]> By: Krystian Majewski http://gamedesignreviews.com/scrapbook/tedious-ui/comment-page-1/#comment-4038 Krystian Majewski Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:19:16 +0000 http://gamedesignreviews.com/?p=2172#comment-4038 I agree with you that 4 buttons for achievements may be a bit complicated. A single button would be more effective. However, with this solution I re-use the navigation structure for displaying additional information. This is more straight-forward to understand than a separate menu that re-creates the level structure and that the user has to mentally re-map of the four levels. I'm not sure I understood what you mean with a "hover-button". Could you elaborate on that? I agree with you that 4 buttons for achievements may be a bit complicated. A single button would be more effective. However, with this solution I re-use the navigation structure for displaying additional information. This is more straight-forward to understand than a separate menu that re-creates the level structure and that the user has to mentally re-map of the four levels.

I’m not sure I understood what you mean with a “hover-button”. Could you elaborate on that?

]]> By: GhostLyrics http://gamedesignreviews.com/scrapbook/tedious-ui/comment-page-1/#comment-4027 GhostLyrics Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:40:00 +0000 http://gamedesignreviews.com/?p=2172#comment-4027 Have you thought about making a hover-button at the bottom? That could slide open and provide the menus, like "options" etc. In addition I'll have to ask why the buttons for achievements are separated for the single parts instead of a combined menu where, for example, there is one line of achievements per chapter. Have you thought about making a hover-button at the bottom? That could slide open and provide the menus, like “options” etc. In addition I’ll have to ask why the buttons for achievements are separated for the single parts instead of a combined menu where, for example, there is one line of achievements per chapter.

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