Join this comprehensive 1 hour 40 minute tutorial featuring Unity's UI experts Kayla Shults and Sarah Applebaum as they explore the dos and don'ts of video game skill tree design. Learn essential UI concepts and best practices while analyzing skill trees from popular games including Yakuza 0, Skyrim, Shadow of Mordor, Borderlands 2, Disco Elysium, and Fallout 4. Watch as the presenters create their own skill tree design, critique it, and then build an improved version using Unity's UI Toolkit. The session includes community critique segments and concludes with a Q&A, providing valuable insights for game developers looking to create intuitive and effective skill progression systems.
How to Avoid Major Pitfalls of Skill Tree Design - UI Best Practices and Implementation
Overview
Syllabus
00:00:00 - Kickoff & Housekeeping
00:05:54 - Sarah + Kayla - UI Dream Team
00:09:35 - UI Concepts and Best Practices
00:22:10 - Community Constructive Critique
00:35:57 - Analyzing Yakuza 0's Skill Tree
00:38:26 - Analyzing Skyrim's Skill Trees
00:41:26 - Analyzing Shadow of Mordor's Skill Tree
00:45:19 - Analyzing Borderlands 2's Skill Tree
00:48:42 - Analyzing Disco Elysium's Skill Tree
00:51:56 - Analyzing Fallout 4's Skill Tree
00:55:05 - Our Skill Tree V1
00:59:08 - Critiquing our V1
01:05:50 - Building our V2 with UI Toolkit
01:22:53 - Our Skill Tree V2
01:26:31 - Community Q&A
01:36:00 - Wrapping Up
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