Oct 2011

Designing outside the rectangle

New UI design opportunities are becoming available as we adopt 3D technologies, augmented reality and gesture based control. Screens will evolve from rectangles that we look through, in to destinations we can move in to. While augmented reality enables the user interface to exist along side the real world.

Sep 2011

OnLive UK first impressions

The OnLive cloud based gaming service was fairly ground breaking announcement a few years ago and I have been anxious to see how it compares to my xbox 360 and PS3.

Oct 2010

Eurogamer Expo 2010

This weekend marked the second year I’ve visited the Eurogamer expo to get a chance to view and play upcoming games. Here are my impressions.

Mar 2010

Games as multi-genre digital content for the web & mobile

After attending the Games Based Learning 2010 conference in London I’ve come away with a realisation of what the medium is capable of and present the case that web designers should be informed and ready to implement games as another form of digital content.

Mar 2010

User interface design in video games

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.

Mar 2010

12th Independent Games Festival

Limbo, from Playdead, Copenhagen, Denmark

The Independent Games Festival unfortunately doesn’t get a lot of main stream media coverage but I think showcases innovative ideas in interaction, game design and art.