Comments on: User Interface Metrics http://troygilbert.com/2006/08/user-interface-metrics/ Gamedev 2.0 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Patrick http://troygilbert.com/2006/08/user-interface-metrics/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Patrick Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:21:59 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/2006/08/23/user-interface-metrics/#comment-96 That was a good article. Notice how the high-level abstractions proposed for improving RTS UI involve interaction with human-esque agents. On that note, another approach to UI improvement is blind testing, which generates similar data emphirically. Either way, UI is key, I consider it my primary speciality next to dealing with rude geniuses. I think Fianna has a good head start in this regard, since the interface involves clicking on an object, then holding an arrow key for a period of time. I don't think it can get much simpler than that, one click, one button. I'll look foward to testing a prototype with random people. Now go comment on my blog dammit! That was a good article. Notice how the high-level abstractions proposed for improving RTS UI involve interaction with human-esque agents. On that note, another approach to UI improvement is blind testing, which generates similar data emphirically. Either way, UI is key, I consider it my primary speciality next to dealing with rude geniuses.

I think Fianna has a good head start in this regard, since the interface involves clicking on an object, then holding an arrow key for a period of time. I don’t think it can get much simpler than that, one click, one button. I’ll look foward to testing a prototype with random people.

Now go comment on my blog dammit!

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