Buying. X3. EncyclopeadiaMagica. Freelancer. PlanetQuake. UFO: AM > download & media. Http--membres.lycos.fr-hardwarhacker- Feature - Off With Their HUDs! Rethinking the Heads-Up Display in Console Game Desi. Heads-up displays, or HUDs for short, have been an integral part of video game design since the industry's infancy. Currently, however, three factors are working to shift the console game player away from a reliance on HUDs.
This has created a challenge for developers: how do you convey necessary information to the player without utilizing a traditional HUD? First, it's important to answer the question, “What is a HUD?” A HUD is simply a collection of persistent onscreen elements whose purpose is to indicate player status. HUD elements can be used to show, among many other things, how much health the player has, in which direction the player is heading, or where the player ranks in a race.
This makes the HUD an invaluable method of conveying information to the player during a game. It is an accepted shorthand, a direct pipeline from the developer to the end-user. For many years, game developers have spoken of the goal of achieving a cinema-quality experience in a video game. EA's Majestic.