Basics of Game Design

Interface Design

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message pops up and a buzzing sound eect plays when the message

appears. If a character is close to dying, the health bar on the HUD

might start ashing to draw the player’s attention.

One primary intent of feedback is to let players know when they

are doing things both right and wrong during play (Figure 12.5).

Players like to be rewarded when they do things right, but it is also

important to alert them if they do something wrong. Ideally, the

feedback feels natural and part of the game world, but it might be-

come necessary to break the ambience if problems become severe.

During hand-to-hand combat, for ...