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, ...

Since launch many players have talked about the unintuitive Modern Warfare 2 UI design, and how it makes little to no sense for a Call of Duty game. Presented like some sort of streaming service ...

Edd Coates is founder of Game UI Database. Game UI designers use references to iterate on existing design patterns and provide players familiar, intuitive experiences. This allows us to onboard them ...

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 ...

What makes a user interface truly remarkable? Is it the sleek design, the seamless functionality, or the way it intuitively guides users without them even realizing it? The truth is, it’s all of these ...

There’s a funny conflict to the idea of user interfaces: a good one tends to go unnoticed, the thoughtful design decisions too subtle to notice; a bad UX or UI is one that makes you want to scream. It ...

Next month, Saints Row fans will be diving into a new game ten years or so since the release of Saints Row 4. It’s a full reboot of the franchise, which if anything, puts more pressure on the new ...

In the past few years, an important part of the gameplay experience has been slowly sacrificed at the altar of immersion. Heads-up displays, or HUDS, were once a vibrant and iconic design element, but ...

What just happened? Users with Steam beta updates enabled may notice some significant changes to the user interface with this week's updates. Valve has reorganized the desktop and in-game overlay UIs ...