How To Walk Effortlessly Without A HUD | Game Design Grimoire

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In this chapter, we’re heading onto the streets and down the sewer pipes on a diegetic UI adventure in The Pedestrian. Throughout the puzzler, you won’t find a single piece of explanation that isn’t baked into the game world - and to be fair, there is no need for it. But how do you design a game that works this intuitively? Let’s find out.

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00:00 Intro
00:38 Why Do Developers Use Diegetic UI Design?
02:54 UI Design in The Pedestrian
03:22 The Elemental Tetrad
04:47 The Lens of Unification & Space Invaders
06:58 Case Study: The Pedestrian
07:17 Core Mechanics & Semiotics
10:52 Visual Storytelling
12:11 Audio Design
12:29 Design By Subtraction
13:04 Conclusion


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Gameography (in order of appearance):

The Pedestrian (Skookum Arts, 2020)
Later Alligator (SmallBu Animation Studio, 2019)
Genshin Impact (Mihoyo, 2020)
Sea of Thieves (Rare, 2018)
Dead Space 2 (Visceral Games, 2011)
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 2021)
Space Invaders (Taito, 1978)
Shadow of the Colossus (Team Ico, 2005)
The Last Guardian (Team Ico, 2016)

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Sources:

[1] Jesse Schell, (2008). The Art Of Game Design: A Book of Lenses, p.39-53.

[2] Jordan Oloman in Gamasutra (March 2020) | How Skookum Arts built The Pedestrian puzzles out of urban signage: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/3...


[3] The Pedestrian Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

[4] Skookum Arts | Creating Signs in The Pedestrian:    • Creating Signs in The Pedestrian  

[5] Skookum Arts | Storytelling with colour:    • Storytelling With Color  

[6] The Cutting Room Floor | Space Invaders: https://tcrf.net/Space_Invaders_(Arca...

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Deep Dive:

[7] Adam Millard on Immersion:    • What Does "Immersion" Actually Mean?  

[8] Skookum Arts | Devlog playlist:    • The Pedestrian Demo Play-throughs  

[9] Gamasutra (2010) - Space Invader Analysis: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/1...

[10] Jordan H.J. (2018) - The Making of Space Invaders:    • The Making of Space Invaders | Jordan H.J.  

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Credits:

© All rights reserved to the copyright owners of the original game soundtracks used.

Music:

The Pedestrian - Clocking In
The Pedestrian - Means to an End
The Pedestrian - Rush Hour
The Pedestrian - Square One
Genshin Impact - Silhouette and Silk Steps
Media Right Productions - Jazz in Paris    • Jazz In Paris – Media Right Productions (N...  

Additional Footage:

A huge thanks to @SnowmanGameplay for making lots of gameplay recordings freely available! →    / @snomangameplay  

Icons:
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