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Do Games Know The Secret Of UI?

Posted by Hemos on from the better-then-most-interfaces dept.

A reader writes "There is a nice interview at the BBC talking about how computer games are the ones pushing the envelope. Particularly interesting is it doesn't just deal with the tech aspects, but goes into the user interface aspect as well." Having conversed with her on a number of occasions, I can attest to JC being smart. Good interview.

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  1. "I can attest to JC being smart" by ObligatoryUserName · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hemos knows Jesus? Maybe he can let us know which distribution The Lord uses, and if he prefers vi or emacs - then we can decide for ourselves if he's smart or not.

  2. I can just see it... by Brownstar · · Score: 5, Funny

    What a game would do is immediately give you those three features and then as you progressed and became a more powerful character it would give you more features

    Mr. Clippy: I'm sorry, you're not experienced enough to change text colors yet. Try underlining it for now!

    1. Re:I can just see it... by SuiteSisterMary · · Score: 3, Funny
      When will I be able to import my Baldur's Gate character into Word?
      Mr Clippy: I'm sorry, you're not experienced enough to change text colors yet. Try underlining it for now!

      Etheria the Wizard: Fool! You do not understand the powers with which you are meddling! Do you not realize the consequences of unleashing such colours upon your document?!

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  3. Re:Your BBC links by Remote · · Score: 3, Funny

    I suggest that from now on, instead of linking to the bbc URL you guys use the IP address, which always works.

    You aren't the guy who wrote Code Red I, are you? Keep in mind ./ stories are archived, so if an IP changes after some time, boom, the link is dead.

    Now, the DNS thing: sometimes adding a "www" after the "http://" does the trick for me (not with BBC but with a few other sites). I think this is easier than figuring out and typing an IP.

  4. Re:From Experience... by j7953 · · Score: 3, Funny
    I beleive the same principle is involved with a game's UI, after all the whole point of a game is that you aren't doing something normal like using a spreadsheet, your running around a castle shooting hell knights. It shouldn't look anything like using a spreadsheet.

    Yes, but a search and replace feature would be useful sometimes.

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