Tag Archives: 360

User interface design in video games

Posted on 29 March, 2010. Filed under Opinion, Research. Tagged , , , , , , , , .
Splinter Cell Conviction's objectives projected in the game world
Games are introducing innovative UI elements that exist within the game world. After reading through a Thesis and a few articles on game interface design I examine the different types of UI elements, separating them in to categories and providing examples of their implementation.

Review: my new PS3 slim vs my XBox 360

Posted on 3 March, 2010. Filed under Opinion, Technology. Tagged , , , , , , , .
Having finally been able to justify purchasing a Playstation 3 I thought I’d give a quick comparison of it against my trusty Xbox 360.

Visions of hell

Posted on 10 August, 2009. Filed under Inspiration, Research. Tagged , , , , .
Hell has always be a source of fascination — it exists in most cultures and religions. Many artists, designers and writers take inspiration from Dante’s Divine Comedy when referencing hell in their work — in fact it’s surprising how much influence the Italian poem has had on modern culture. I’ve been exploring visual executions of [...]

New Microsoft technology, wow

Posted on 1 June, 2009. Filed under Events, Inspiration, Technology. Tagged , , , .
I just finished reading the live blog on Kotaku and watching the delayed video stream on xbox.com of the Microsoft press conference at E3. It was so much better than last year’s, one of the best I’ve seen — I think it will be hard for Sony and Nintendo to better it and they keep [...]

Investing in digital media technology

Posted on 5 March, 2009. Filed under Events, Inspiration, Technology. Tagged , , , .
NASA is planning to release an MMO in 2010 titled Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond. It looks like it will be primarily based on exploration and designed to get people interested in what NASA hope to achieve in the near future, which has the potential to help with recruitment but also acts as a powerful [...]

Animations from fantasy worlds

Posted on 25 February, 2009. Filed under Inspiration. Tagged , , , .
I‘ve been inspired today by the art direction from two games, Dante’s Inferno and Prince of Persia. Not only do these animations bring in some beautiful illustration (Prince of Persia), but they also include some really nice type (Dante’s Inferno) and stunning visual effects. The first is from an upcoming game called Dante’s Inferno, based on the [...]