Haunting music, flickering holographic animations and freezing cold art set the tone.

• Parallax is achieved with dynamic Z depth animations and transitions.
• Menu rotation is tied to the cursor for additional parallax and feedback.
• Animated transitions dynamically blend multiple menus together.

A full matchmaking suite is available through a simplified interface.

• Player profiles and party management.
• Ranked and unranked matchmaking.
• Leaderboards, awards and stats.
• Weapon and skill loadouts and progression.

The progression sphere allows players to unlock upgrades towards their given playstyle.

• Concepted with Illustrator and prototyped with Flash.
• The final version is flash UI mapped to a hemisphere for a holographic look.
• Full screen Flash FX add parralax, glitches and chroma shifts.
• A branching hexagonal skill tree features a full purchase flow with confirmation.

HUD elements are displayed as needed, otherwise hidden.

• Important combat information is centralized, keeping the focus on the action.
• Weapon scope overlays are tailored to each weapon.
• Severe storms react with the HUD, glitching it out.
• Traveling too far from the Rig's power source can cause the HUD to power down.
• The HUD reboots cinematically.

Two pilotable mechs, each with a unique HUD, display game menus and all other information in-world on the vehicle itself.

• The Utility Rig mech features an old worn down, partially analog HUD mixed with newer holographic displays.
• The futuristic Vital Suit HUD is completely holographic.
• Centralized resource information supports numerous bespoke reticles and ammo readouts.
• Diegetic key prompts display immersive gameplay hints.
• Full color custom fonts were used for the analog cockpit displays.
• Gameplay feedback is realistic and immersive, supported by multiple "UI damage" states.
• A simple radio interface supports external audio files with immersive "in-rig" playback.

Everything except for the front end and escape menus exist in-world, visible to the character.

• Game menus emit from the character's wrist communicator.
• Flash animations on the wrist communicator react to audio recordings and communications.
• Menus include an inventory, a world map, area maps, a bestiary, an upgrade tracker and a collectible tracker.

A universal trading UI was created to serve the various NPC traders in the game.

• The UI was made tintable, including dynamic iconography, to give each vendor a unique appearance.
• Shared UI has the added benefit of a familiar layout and low development cost.
• Munitions lockers give players access to weapon loadouts and customization.

I assisted with the creation of platform specific art and achievements.

• Created and setup digital box art and identification on multiple platforms.
• Helped design and setup 50 achievements with platform specific art.
• Achievement iconography and other UI elements were published in a BradyGames paperback strategy guide.