Making a HUD

I'm currently sat here, in early, waiting for the presentation, and it's been thrown at me in the last second to throw a HUD together in time for today's presentation! Oh the joys. So, I've made some simple sprites to show the player buttons and made a coin* collectable, I'll post them below (might be long!)

A simple UI to show controls (Y changes depending on dimension)

I threw this together pretty quickly, Since I don't have much time until the presentation, but I think it looks perfectly fine.

Well that post looks ugly, but hey! They game is fast paced, and switching dimensions might get confusing, so in the top left corner of the HUD we will have these icons displaying with buttons (on an Xbox pad) switches you into which dimension.

It's been a while!

It's been nearly a month since I last posted on this blog, that's mainly because I've been working my bum off trying to get these backgrounds done in time for the next deadline, which is just over a week away..Yikes!

We have since changed (slightly) the dimensions to refine them a little better, these are reflected, naturally, in the backgrounds! So, since my last post I have managed to get all 4 finished, they're a lot different to how the concepts look, but I think I've done a good job and deserve a long rest from art! Hint Hint...

This was the original concepts (We wanted a centre piece in each dimension (the ship/box/house/factory)

Anyway, I'll post the new backgrounds and talk a little about them.

THE VOID DIMENSION

The Void Dimension

Ok, let me talk a little about this dimension, I always imaged it purple, don't know why, I just did! So I've drawn a vortex in the background, as a means in and out of the void, that's how Hop got there! The center piece for this background is the huge floating rock oozing out goo, Ryan has put goo on the tiles, so I just made it fit, I've also added goo into various places where other things will turn up in the other dimensions, and cracks too! You'll see what I mean with the others.

THE CANDY DIMENSION

The Candy Dimension

Formerly known as the biscuit dimension, we decided that it limited us too much, so we just made it all things confectionery. In the place of the floating rock we have a huge lollipop, instead of cracks, we have jelly beans, and a nice piece of cake instead of nasty goo! When you switch between these dimensions in game, It seems like objects that are in place never go away, they just change shape!

THE DOODLE DIMENSION

The Doodle Dimension

Formerly known as the paper dimension, we decided that this dimension needed more story, so instead, it's a dimension made up of children's doodles. With a sun center piece and paper hills, I think this fits quite nicely with the sprites and tiles. Notice the changes again? Some flowers and crayons! (and a cute tree!)

THE FUTURE DIMENSION

The Future Dimension

Formerly known as the metal dimension, well... There's just nothing cool or special about metal is there?! So I decided to spruce it up, and then some! Now that Hop is a half toy, half cyborg, I decided to make this dimension futuristic, with a tron inspired theme! The big tower is the new center piece and the neon tubes and old grinding cogs make up the rest, I'm really in love with this dimension as a whole!

A small break

Hello again vacant blog page, time to spew out more stuffs!

So, the rabbits are as good as done and done, and i'm putting them behind me for now, it's time for a new challenge, and unfortunately, it's more art... 

We've divided the art up between the whole group, but since Harry is now doing the animations which he volunteered for, and everybody else is doing the tiles in each dimension, I have to create 4 HD backdrop art pieces to run in the background of each dimension... Yeah... This could take a while...

Yay... More art....