Game Design 2: Lecture 9 - Immersion through UI

Notes de l'éditeur

1. Diegetic == Holographic interface in Dead Space Non- Diagetic = most classic heads up displays Spatial = character outlines in l4d meta = often visual effects based - e.g. counterstrike's flashing / blood spatter on camera
2. Diagetic No HUD elements risk of frustrating player due to slow response times
3. Diagetic (sort of meta too( ringing and a delay before you answer
4. Spatial Avatar can't see it but it's in the 3d space affords a more seamless interaction with no need to jump out to a map
5. Splinter Cell Convictions Spatial projections onto walls challenges the fiction somewhat
6. Modern Warfare 2 Meta blood used as a form of health bar
7. WOW Non-diagetic note they are influenced by the game's art style - but that is theming, not fiction.
8. this is the ‘condition vs quality’ issue.
9. the HUD is non-diegetic
10. the control point is spatial - not in the fiction - but is in 3d space
11. medigun is diegetic - portrays function and the fiction - plus servers the UI purpose of connecting these two players. THe names aren’t spatial - they are tied to user camera - don’t get smaller or larger etc..