So You Wanna Make Games?? | Episode 9: User Interface Design

Many games require you to have immediate access to a ton of critical information like stats, inventory, mission info, and location. Being able to easily access that info when you need it—and only when you need it—is the result of UI designers working very closely with user experience designers. In this video we review the difference between UX and UI design and hear from visual designers and motion graphics artists about some core considerations for designing UI and ensuring a game experience is consistent, cohesive, and immersive.

[hikazeyattis]

*Game Developer gets introduced"
Music: ~~~DUBSTEP BASE~~~

[RazDorNV]

"The real art is knowing which mistakes to keep."

[mohinator]

This content it's so high quality, why there are so few people?

[guiguiregismercer]

as a graphic designer student artist I found this sooo amazing

[hazelmaltasanti]

Why isn't YouTube flooded with more content like this?!

[vancitysyd]

The advice at the end brought me so much comfort I can’t even explain

[lowhp_comic]

UI design looks sooo cool and fun to do, the UI in Persona 5 was so f*cking fantastical and eye catchy and I've always loved the HP bar shape in Kingdom Hearts

[StevenOggVIDEOS]

I just found this series a couple days ago and I love it so much. I want to get into the games industry but had a hard time pinpointing exactly what I'd like to do and this series gives a great overview of a bunch of different roles and advice. Thanks riot!

[arsenyprokhorenko]

Three years have passed, and it is still freaking useful!

[ahmerwaqar.artist]

This video is fantastic - it’s answered all my burning questions in a fun and engaging way. Thanks so much!

[abdullahbinjs]

Fantastic video. I always liked topography and UI design, and your video really opened the doors for me to explore visual arts now that I have a much better understanding of it in such a familiar context. Great job, you're gonna blow up someday (hypothetically, of course).

[BobbyBrixx]

My favorite episode so far, thank you Riot Games.

[SKinSKorea]

Sonia here, from 홍익대 (Hongik University) in South Korea, one of the top schools here for Art and Design. This semester I was given a class (that I didn't ask for) outside of my knowledge base-- English for Games Graphics Design Majors. I reached out to some of the major professors before the semester started, and several responded by sending me their syllabi and course content (and interesting articles). Of course, I also did a lot of internet searching on my own so that I could get a basic understanding of (and appreciation for) GGD and teach in some context. (I am a 50-something year old woman whose gaming career started with Pong and ended with Ms. PacMan). I have found this series to be life-saving (OK, maybe not, but let's say class-saving!). SYWMG is basically my textbook! The subtitles are on-spot, so students with lower level listening abilities can read along. The graphics are helpful for visual learners (also, for teachers like me who need to connect the words to their concepts), and the length is perfect. I cannot thank you enough for creating these and putting them out there for me to find and use!

[franckdinoia]

Hi, i just want to say "thank you so much for these videos". I'm a french student in a video game school and your videos are so helpfull. I'm working on my last project with my team to finalize our studies, but with the covid we are currently alone without help, so we do our best to learn and skillup for our student game. Your stuff helped me to make my decision to start without any art skills 4 years ago, and now your stuff helps me to finalize my studies and maybe start to work in this industry. So you're right, you should never be afraid about trying, if you want to get in, start working on it now, it's only time and efforts. Thank You Riot

[faithli]

I'm a graphic designer trying to get into the game industry. Though I found this video two years later, still gained a lot of useful knowledge from it. Thank you so much for this amazing video!

[riddick]

10:33
Good artists copy and great artists steal
PICASSO ✍️

[janelchang]

Thank you for uploading this information! It is easy and straight forward about the UI design. Before that, I thought that the UI designer create the interactive interface page, after that the UX designer will test on it to see if the UI is functional or not.

[drewthermos]

Great video and content. Answered a lot of questions I had and opened doors to new avenues I plan to pursue.

[hattrickster]

Just wanted to say thanks for making this. As a web developer (and gamer), I found this really useful.

[RW_Soft]

I loved this - "Trying is half the battle. You should never be afraid of trying. Cause once you've done it, you've taken the biggest step. And from that point on, it's just a matter of polishing it."