UI Design
Rebellion of the Blob
Rebellion of the Blob is a sandbox platformer where the player controls a gelatinous blob that must consume everything around it to grow larger. The game has a '50s sci-fi movie aesthetic, with most of the game set in black and white. The style of the title logo and menu was based around this theme, with several variations of the title text being audience tested to determine the final design.
The Man
The Man is a third-person puzzle platformer where you play as Anna, a little girl trying to retrieve a stolen toy from an evil shadow monster. She follows the monster through a bizarre mansion with the help of the the mansion's owner, an eerie yet kind figure known only as The Man, who is more than willing to offer a helping hand (Literally!)
UnstoppaBall
UnstoppaBall is a four-player top-down arena shooter where players battle it out until one player achieves victory by being the first to acquire ten total kills.
These are various HUD prototypes I created for UnstoppaBall. Each one of these HUDs included the health bars and scores for each player. Player 3 also shows how the game tells the player which button to press to respawn after they have been killed. Some of the HUDs also indicate which player is in the lead so that it can easily be read at a glance.
Prophecy - HUD
Prophecy is an imagined fantasy hero shooter that was the basis for this project where I developed a functional and appealing game HUD.
For this project, I was heavily inspired by the HUDs of both Overwatch and Paladins. For example, I put team compositions with respawn timers in the upper right and left hand corners of the screen, similar to what is done in Paladins.
For other elements such as the ability icons, I took more inspiration from Overwatch, having simple icons to mark the abilities so that they could easily be read at a glance. When in use, the ability icons are highlighted. When on cooldown, the ability icons have a countdown timer and depleting dark overlay to easily convey the each ability's status at any given time.