The relationship between game and player is a two way street. The information a game presents, and how the player interacts with that information, are key components in making gameplay an intuitive, ...

The newly launched Game UI Database turns an often-overlooked aspect of artful video game design into a headlining star. For most people who play games, on screen accoutrements like ammo readouts and ...

It’s easy to forget just how much goes into creating incredible video games. A game’s story and gameplay are easy to appreciate, but behind every masterpiece are hundreds of expertly designed ...

Can’t Unsee, created by software engineer Alex Kotliarskyi, gives you a simple task: Say which of two designs sitting side by side is the better one. It’s Hot or Not for interface design. The game ...

When Autodesk pulled its game development middleware from sale in the summer of 2017, it was something of an end of an era for GUI. The popular – even beloved – Scaleform was no longer to be offered ...

Sony showcased the PS5 user interface in a new walkthrough video that shows the next-gen PlayStation is in for a major revamp. While there are still plenty of questions left about the PS5 UI ...

Creatures Inc. lead UI designer Dave Gibson recently reached out to fans on social media in order to discuss how UI and UX could be improved in future Pokemon games. Gibson initially took to Twitter ...

I think one area many of us take for granted in an MMO is good UI design. I know personally I don’t typically think about it until it’s doing something I don’t like, such as a poor layout or what it’s ...

Ever feel like UI/UX design projects take forever to get off the ground? Between building design systems, creating prototypes, and making sure consistency across screens, the process can feel like an ...

Nick is a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lifelong belief in the artistic power of video games led him to ...