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New episode - The Power of Video Game HUDs (Patreon)

Published:

2021-04-29 18:03:08

Imported:

2021-05

Content

Hello everyone!

After a quick break from GMTK, I'm back with a stonking great big video. This one's on the heads-up display, or HUD - and how they can change how a game works, feels, looks, and is made. I hope you dig the style - it's supposed to look like Adobe Photoshop!

If you caught the $5 early access video, you might notice that one small section (talking about Mini Metro and Animal Crossing) has disappeared. This is for two reasons: 1) it didn't quite fit the rest of the video (it's not really about the HUD) and 2) the info is better suited in an upcoming video I'm working on. So gone, but not forever!

Also, I'm experimenting with some advertising in this video. At the end of the video, between the main content and the Patreon credits, I've popped in a YouTube advert. The idea being that you don't have to sit through ads before or during the video, but if you watched the whole thing and enjoyed it you can support the channel by watching an ad. Just a one-off experiment at this point to see what happens, I'll let you know before I do anything permanent on the channel.

Anyhoo - plenty more content coming. Hope you have a good weekend!

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The Power of Video Game HUDs

GMTK is powered by Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GameMakersToolkit The heads-up display can change how a game works, feels, looks, and is made. Let's find out how. === Before you watch === Content warning: Some blood === Sources and Resources === Sources [1] How We Made The Last of Us's Interface Work So Well | Kotaku https://kotaku.com/how-we-made-the-last-of-uss-interface-work-so-well-1571841317 [2] How Slay the Spire’s Original Interface Almost Killed the Game | Ars Technica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_BPJzNPF6M [3] Specter Knight Mobility Design | Yacht Club Games https://yachtclubgames.com/2017/07/specter-knight-mobility-design/ [4] Building games that can be understood at a glance | Stfj http://stfj.net/DesigningForSubwayLegibility/ [5] The Casual (but Regal) Swipe: Creating Game Mechanics in 'Reigns' | GDC Vault https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024278/The-Casual-(but-Regal)-Swipe [6] Into the Breach's interface was a nightmare to make and the key to its greatness https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/into-the-breach-interface-design [7] Hearthstone: How to Create an Immersive User Interface | GDC Vault https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1022036/Hearthstone-How-to-Create-an Additional resources Art Direction for AAA UI | GDC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjbxxbmJCh0 Immersing a Creative World into a Usable UI | GDC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONYmBBZiBj8 Bridging the Gap Between UX Principles and Game Design | GDC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73Pqsk74Jc0 Crafting Destruction: The Evolution of the Dead Space User Interface | GDC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXGWJRV1Zoc So You Wanna Make Games?? | Episode 9: User Interface Design | Riot Games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc3h5JXtIzw Game Design Deep Dive: Dynamic detection in Shadow Tactics | Gamasutra https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/290733/Game_Design_Deep_Dive_Dynamic_detection_in_Shadow_Tactics.php The UI and UX of Persona 5 | Ridwan Khan https://ridwankhan.com/the-ui-and-ux-of-persona-5-183180eb7cce === Support GMTK === Support GMTK on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GameMakersToolkit Use Creator Tag "GMTOOLKIT" when buying on Epic Game Store === Games Shown === The Last of Us (2013) Control (2019) Crackdown 3 (2019) Metro Exodus (2019) Overwatch (2016) Apex Legends (2019) Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020) Borderlands 3 (2019) The Outer Worlds (2019) Minecraft (2011) Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015) Cyberpunk 2077 (2020) Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (2018) Eagle Island (2019) Devil May Cry 5 (2019) DOOM Eternal (2020) Invisible, Inc. (2015) Darksiders (2010) Desperados III (2020) Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019) Batman: Arkham Knight (2015) Ghostrunner (2020) Slay the Spire (2019) Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020) A Hat in Time (2017) Hitman 2 (2018) Rage 2 (2019) Homefront (2011) Titanfall 2 (2016) Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019) Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019) XCOM 2 (2016) Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (2017) Shovel Knight (2014) Valkyria Chronicles 4 (2018) Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) Guacamelee 2 (2018) God of War (2018) Just Cause 3 (2015) Monster Hunter: World (2018) Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) Receiver (2012) Sunset Overdrive (2014) Battleborn (2016) Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) Hitman 3 (2021) Hitman (2016) Tharsis (2016) SpellTower (2011) Hearthstone (2014) Shadow Warrior 2 (2016) Castlevania (1986) Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (2010) Ghost of Tsushima (2020) Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017) Persona 5 (2016) Inside (2016) Firewatch (2016) Dead Space (2008) Fallout 4 (2015) Metroid Prime (2002) Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004) Far Cry 2 (2008) Alien: Isolation (2014) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) Journey (2012) Wreckfest (2018) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) Super Mario Bros. (1985) The Last of Us Part II (2020) Loop Hero (2021) Reigns (2016) Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) Kingdom Hearts III (2019) Gears of War 4 (2016) Halo 5: Guardians (2015) John Wick Hex (2019) Mark of the Ninja (2012) Katana Zero (2019) Peggle (2007) Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) Forza Horizon 4 (2018) Into the Breach (2018) Immortals Fenyx Rising (2020) Mirror's Edge (2008) Room to Grow (2021) === Credits === Music by… Music provided by Uppbeat - https://uppbeat.io License codes: PC3D3JQOFKHA7FNZ | 0X6GO4104801KFOE | H6D2IULHUG0BH7F7 Why I Work at Insomniac: Abdul Bezrati | Insomniac Games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a-DPaSzQk0&ucbcb=1 Eyetracking while playing Overwatch | Jon Matthis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_BalnBOcpk&ucbcb=1 === Subtitles === Contribute translated subtitles -