Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
CONCLUSION
This is not the end, we are only getting started!
Wehave seen many techniques andalgorithms that will allow ustocreate the core function-
ality for most game user interface systems, the next step is to venture outside the code and
createdatadriventoolstogiveartistsanddesignersthepowertocreategameuserinterfaces.
Creating a powerful user interface authoring tool is a significant undertaking and worthy of
its own topic. There are many subjects that we have yet to cover in areas of data serializa-
tion, tool development, user experience, scripting languages, data definition languages and
much more.
User interface programming is growing field with endless possibilities. The topics and the
techniqueswediscussedarethefirststeppingstoneontogreaterfeaturesandmoreadvanced
ways of interacting with players. The future of user interface programming is very exciting,
games and devices continue to evolve allowing us to discover new ways to interact with our
virtual worlds and the real world.
A great example of user interface technology extending beyond the game world is augmen-
tedreality.Withtheadventofnewwearable mobile devices, manyoftheuserinterface con-
cepts we apply in games are becoming real world applications.
