The design of the level created within 8-Bit Blitz was an arcade that led the player into the arcade shooter worlds available. That being the case, the goal with UI was to create a design that meshed immersion into arcade designs. Research into Chow’s GDC talk of integrating UI into the environment was easily met by putting the game menus into arcade screens of the base level, and Feldman’s take on arcade UI aesthetics, color theories, and font usage in his book Designing Arcade Computer Game Graphics helped merge the UI into an element of the level.
Roles
Responsibilities
- Level Designer
- UI Designer
- Design Arcade level so that the main menu can be smoothly incorporated.
- Include room for mini-games to be incorporated into other machines for future work.
- Create wireframes examples of different arcade UI styles to be used within arcade machines.
- Update all menu UI’s with new layout, updated level selection (linkage), updated backgrounds.
Tools ->
Unreal Engine; Draw.io; Photoshop
UI Design
Goals:
- Create a UI design that integrates into the Arcade (Main Menu) level.
- Have that UI menu look like a game arcade screen.
- Design and implement a hover effect that shows level video previews when the player’s mouse hovers over the selection.
Level Design
Goals
- Redesign the old arcade room to a single-floor instead of a 2-story.
- Include assets created and implemented by the art team and organize the level flow in a way that is logical.
- Include space in front of machines for potential future implementation of mini-games.