CORPORATION INC. UI DESIGN
Join Maria at her first week at Corporation Inc.
TIMELINE
Sept. - Dec. 2023
ROLE
UI Designer
STRATEGIES
Digital Illustration, Prototyping
TOOLS
Figma, Procreate
Overview
As a human resources officer, Maria deals with hiring scenarios in which the user is asked to make moral choices for Maria that, once made, lead her in different directions.
Although the game was already under development, I was able to contribute as a UI designer to help polish and perfect the finished build of Corporation Inc.
My contributions included improving the chat box background, making the game title screen unique, refining the text speed menu, and giving the resume selection process a visual element to help users select suggested candidates more easily.
My Contributions
Text Box Refinement
The dialogue text was difficult to read because the original text box background was too light. To make the text box more aesthetically pleasing and user-friendly, I darkened the background and improved the overall design.
Before Refinement Text Box
After Refinement Text Box, Figma
Refined Textbox Implemented Into Game
Game Title Screen
I experimented with text fonts and added the background art to Figma. I discovered one that combined all the components and went nicely with the general tone of the game.
Finalized Game Title Screen, Figma
Text Speed UI Refinement
The user could initially select between normal and fast text speeds using a drop-down menu in the text speed menu.
The team came to me looking for an alternative solution because they were dissatisfied with the text speed drop down menu. I concluded that it would be easier for the user to navigate and more aesthetically pleasing to input a slider option rather than a drop down menu.
Before Refinement Text Speed Menu
After Refinement Text Speed Menu, Figma
Resume Selection Visual Element
I made a "Recommended" sticky note to put on some resumes that might have an effect on the plot's resolution in an effort to make the resume selection process a little more user-friendly.
Recommended Sticky Note Element on Resume
Individual Recommended Sticky note Element, Procreate
Industry Appearances
DreamHack 2023
To promote the launch of our game on Steam, our team was able to set up a booth at DreamHack.
Jennifer Anne's Group Critical Thinking Game Design Challenge
The nonprofit organization Jennifer Ann's Group has been producing prosocial games since 2008 under the banner of Gaming Against Violence, an award-winning program that aims to better the lives of youth worldwide. Game designers and developers are given a new challenge each year to make interesting games related to the chosen theme. Consent, culture, gaslighting, healthy relationships, and resilience are just a few of the subjects and themes that have been the focus of previous game challenges. Critical thinking is the theme for this year's game design challenge.
Corporation Inc. won first place in this competition and was awarded $10,000 (USD) in prize money.
Find more information about the competition below:
Reflection
Game Design is My Passion.
I had never worked as a UI designer in the video game industry before. I want to keep working with The Game Narrative Lab on UI design projects because I loved every minute of it.
Corporation Inc. Trailer
Our team is currently in the process of developing another game that will be available in May 2024! ⊹˚. ♡.𖥔 ݁ ˖