Unannounced Project – MPG

Throughout 2023-2024 I had the pleasure of working with the incredibly talented Art team at The Multiplayer Group on an unannounced third person sci-fi shooter project.

Collaborating closely with Designers, Engineers, and other Art disciplines, we developed a UI style that emulated an intergalactic operating system, representing the interface that in-universe characters would use to join in the minigames, creating a more immersive experience for players.

Influenced by a range of inspirations (from street fashion and comic books, to children’s TV shows) our goal was to create an edgy but friendly UI, packed with attitude while appealing to a wide range of ages.

Working alongside fellow Senior UI Artist Doug Loscalzo, and under the legendary leadership of UI Lead Ade Cottrell, I was responsible for developing several UI features from wireframe to art target and implementation in UE5, delivering a high quality interface that emphasises the game’s style and narrative.

If you’d like to find out more about this project, please visit The Multiplayer Group or speak to Roger Cheung.

One of my very first tasks on the project was exploring options for player banners, ensuring consistency with the overall UI style. Versatility was key, factoring in the screens where banners would appear as well as potential for customisation. My early designs included options to show additional detail such as player level, progress, and achievement badges, as well as more compact designs for use where space is restricted.

Once the design requirements and shape language was defined, I then moved onto exploring colours and patterns, utilising our UI colour palette to create a range of banner designs and avatar icons that players could potentially unlock.

During my time on the project I was tasked with the development of several features. I worked on an early iteration of the game’s landing screen, rewards screen, and spectator screen. The rewards screen, in particular, was an important step in defining our animation style as well as showcasing to players the awesome character skins created by the wider art team.

In keeping with the UI’s overarching theme, I designed the spectator screen to simulate watching the remainder of the game via a screen, as in-universe characters would. It was important to carefully balance elements like visible scanlines and screen reflections with the actual HUD information to ensure that players could still get all the information they need.

For the landing screen I was tasked with arranging existing assets (created by Doug and Ade) and combing them with several new elements (designed by myself) to create a balanced landing screen. Being one of the first screens that a player experiences, it was essential that information was displayed not just clearly, but also in an engaging way. 

The rewards screen was an important stage in the development of our UI style. Alongside features like the Battle Pass screen, the rewards screen played an essential role in showcasing the exciting rewards that players unlocked by completing minigames. My primary goal was to put these rewards front and centre, while maintaining a UI system and style that was consistent with other screens in the game. To further solidify the design, I worked on an animated previs exploring transitions when scrolling between individual rewards.