When it comes to designing UIs for games, there are a few things that you need to keep in mind. Not only will chosing the right UI for your game greatly add value to its ability to convey information it will also help to improve the user's experience. We'll go through the different types of UIs, along with some examples, in the following sections.
Designing UIs for games
Feedback
One thing that a UI can offer is feedback to a player based on their interaction. Feedback can take on many forms and can be something as simple as a meter increasing/decreasing (for example, the health bar) to a player's avatar changing over time as the player upgrades and customizes them. In other instances, entire menus may change...