Skye Tales: Creating a UI That Couldn't Be Happier to See You.
summary
Brief recount of concrete outcomes: a diegetic journal becomes the single UI hub, built as a 3D diegetic journal hub with sticker-like Scrapbook pages and a gem chevron motif; prototypes animate in After Effects and are implemented in Unreal UMG; team runs 10+ style iterations (LittleBigPlanet, watercolor, semi‑transparent) over two and a half years. Technical snag: dynamic text drop shadows in Unreal prove expensive to solve. Accessibility testing only starts late in May 2021; first user tests are scheduled next week.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Skye Tales introduction
- 3:41Game without UI brief
- 6:09Diegetic UI explained
- 8:39Early style feedback
- 10:26Visual style pillars
- 11:50Gem motif creation
- 13:37Text contrast challenges
- 14:19Journal approval journey
- 16:48Scrapbook design
- 18:54Journal as UI hub
- 20:39Code implementation
- 22:23Lessons learned
- 25:55Overcoming inexperience
- 27:20Key takeaways
- 29:05Q&A: Form vs function
- 32:23Q&A: Iteration process
- 34:35Q&A: Effective iteration
- 38:07Closing remarks
