RE: [GD-Design] (GUI) Playfield aspect ratio

[Erin D. <ed...@re...>]

I don't know the real reasons behind Blizzard's choice, but I suspect =
it's because scanning horizontally is easier for the brain than scanning =
vertically (reading left-right and all that).

Interestingly, Command and Conquer had a sidebar HUD for many years, but =
recently switched to a horizontal bar with their latest game (C&C =
Generals).


edaly


-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Hook [mailto:ho...@py...]
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 9:09 PM
To: gam...@li...
Subject: RE: [GD-Design] (GUI) Playfield aspect ratio


>I think the reason most RTS's clump all the HUD elements together is
>for speed and accessibility. =20

Fair enough, but given the choice of a vertical bar that gives you a=20
square playfield, or a horizontal bar that gives you a widescreen=20
playfield, why choose the widescreen?  The screen already starts out=20
in a widescreen aspect, and then it gets exacerbated by having HUD=20
elements laid out horizontally.

That's what I'm trying to figure out.

Brian




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