Game Screenshots
  • KevinWorkmanKevinWorkman July 2008
    Hello again,

    In a couple weeks I have to give a presentation on "using video games to design visual analytical software for digital natives". Exciting stuff, I know.

    One of the points I want to get across is that video game interfaces convey a shit-ton of information. I don't have to tell you guys how many different resources a serious gamer can juggle at once. And there have actually been studies done, showing that exposure to these interfaces changes how your mind works - arguably for the better.

    Anyway, I want to have in my presentation a few examples of video game interfaces conveying information. So in the next couple weeks, if you're playing a video game with a lot happening on the screen, take a quick screenshot and send it my way. Either post it here, or email it to [email protected] if you're feeling lazy.

    I figured I could just google "video game screen shots", but you guys probably have better and more creative examples of what I'm looking for.

    Thanks!
  • GovernorGovernor July 2008
    What you need to do is look for custom UIs from WoW. Specifically look at a priest's UI.
  • ErlingErling July 2008
    Yeah, Priest UI in WoW. A lot of RTS' would be good ideas. DotA maybe?
  • romerashromerash July 2008
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    priest UI, sad eh? image/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />

    oh and i'm too lazy to email it
  • KevinWorkmanKevinWorkman July 2008
    Wow that's pretty perfect, thanks a lot! I'll google some RTS games too. If anybody else takes any screenshots or has any more suggestions, the more the merrier.
  • redboneredbone July 2008
    Now I'm new to WoW, but that screen made my eyes pop out of my head. This is what my screen looks like most of the time image/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":unsure:" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />

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    That being said, I'm not sure this is an example of a lot of things going on at once, in fact quite the opposite, I thought it was amusing how much less was going on =D
  • GovernorGovernor July 2008
    You're a rogue; you only need 2 buttons on your screen.
  • Funky+Pa%26%23036%3Bta+T0mmYFunky Pa$ta T0mmY July 2008
    Get some Command and Conquer ones.
  • dandan July 2008
    Good Lord Ramy. That UI is so cluttered. Is that your priest? Why'd you get a name change?

    -dan
  • romerashromerash July 2008
    When i quit i gave the account to someone, then he transferred me to a pve server (ewww), so I'm stuck there now that i got back to WoW :<
  • BillBill July 2008
    We need that screen from cs from whenever where like 3492803942 people are standing on top of one another. It may not serve you any actual use, but it's cool as shit.
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