Graduate Games Blog

First off, thank you to everyone who responded to the “Which HUD is Better Post.” I, the lowly programmer, spent some time this week laying out nearly all of the HUD information and toying with a few different designs.  Ultimately, I ended up with the one above that is working really well in the game [...]

So above is a screenshot of Shadow Complex, please note the white overlay and slightly transparent HUD for health, weapon selected, ammo, etc.  I like the simplicity and clean look of Shadow Complex’s HUD, but I am also drawn to the old school style HUD that sits at the top of the screen a la [...]