PEAK Description: PEAK is a chaotic climbing game where you and up to three friends play as stranded nature scouts trying to survive and scale a mysterious island's mountain to get rescued.
Project Deliverables: Add in-game chat Active State and ownership. Redesign the in-game item “Guidebook” for returning players.
PEAK Description: PEAK is a chaotic climbing game where you and up to three friends play as stranded nature scouts trying to survive and scale a mysterious island's mountain to get rescued.
Project Deliverables: Add in-game chat Active State and ownership. Redesign the in-game item “Guidebook” for returning players.
A guide that updates or evolves as you play adds another layer to an otherwise single-use item.
Adjustments such as adding animation to the speaker icon or player name could help with communication.
PEAK Description: PEAK is a chaotic climbing game where you and up to three friends play as stranded nature scouts trying to survive and scale a mysterious island's mountain to get rescued.
Project Deliverables: Add in-game chat Active State and ownership. Redesign the in-game item “Guidebook” for returning players.
A guide that updates or evolves as you play adds another layer to an otherwise single-use item.
Adjustments such as adding animation to the speaker icon or player name could help with communication.
This UI element is helpful, but I hardly saw it being used in my playthrough.
This UI element is helpful, but I hardly saw it being used in my playthrough.
PEAK’s gameplay can get very chaotic, and having clear UI to indicate who is talking can turn those frantic moments manageable situations.
PEAK’s gameplay can get very chaotic, and having clear UI to indicate who is talking can turn those frantic moments manageable situations.
The images show the current state of the game with it’s current in-game chat UI (Top) versus the version with the new changes such as the color coding the reflects the players skin color and their name that is highlighted with a speaker icon to inform players who is talking (Bottom).
The images show the current state of the game with it’s current in-game chat UI (Top) versus the version with the new changes such as the color coding the reflects the players skin color and their name that is highlighted with a speaker icon to inform players who is talking (Bottom).
The guidebook item serves as a readable tutorial for the game with no other use. This item is great for new players, but doesn’t serve any function for players returning to the game that already know how to play. During my playthrough with friends, we experienced some frustration and confusion with certain items and environmental hazards. One solution to this problem was create a way to inform players about items and hazards they experienced in the past.
I decided to divided the book into three sections: Biomes, Environmental Hazards, and Food and Gear. The reworked guidebook section that all players to to jump to various sections. The reworked guidebook becomes more like a codex and adds to the game progression by giving players things to unlock instead of just serving as tutorial.
I decided to divided the book into three sections: Biomes, Environmental Hazards, and Food and Gear. The reworked guidebook section that all players to to jump to various sections. The reworked guidebook becomes more like a codex and adds to the game progression by giving players things to unlock instead of just serving as tutorial.
The guidebook item serves as a readable tutorial for the game with no other use. This item is great for new players, but doesn’t serve any function for players returning to the game that already know how to play. During my playthrough with friends, we experienced some frustration and confusion with certain items and environmental hazards. One solution to this problem was create a way to inform players about items and hazards they experienced in the past.