Oblivion – Interface Design
You guys are in for a treat! GMUNK has generously compiled a montage of all the awesome UI elements from Oblivion! We’ve also got a link to a featurette with director Joseph Kosinski, GMUNK and DLEW talking about the design in the film. The things I love about the UI design in Oblivion… The consistent [...]
Dead Space 2 – Diegetic Interface Design
Dead space 2 features a range of great UI references, from the in-game interfaces to the menu screens. But what’s interesting about the Dead Space 2 UI is that it uses a fully diegetic interface. Which is basically the description of an interface that is shared by both the user and the in-game character. The [...]
Vanquish – Interface Design
The style of the Vanquish HUDs and GUIs is awesome. In the following clips you’ll see a range of reticles, scopes, radars, weapons readouts as well as robot suit HUDs. I love the colour palette used and the shapes of the embellishments. The arrangements of the elements and type used, create a really cool style [...]
Metroid – Interface Design
Metroid is a game that’s been around for a long time. It started out as a 2D platform shooter but as the series moved onto the Wii, the game changed dramatically and put the players behind the visor of the main character (Samus) and allowed them to play the game from a first-person view. This [...]
Ghost Recon Future Soldier
I recently stumbled across the work of Asylum Visual Effects, known for their stunning effects on films and commercials such as Terminator Salvation, Curious Case of Benjamin, and the recent Call of Duty Black Ops spot. Who, I have just recently heard, are unfortunately shutting their doors. Found amongst their stellar body of work, was [...]