This is actually a great point.

[jonikorpi@mastodon.gamedev.place]

This is actually a great point. Diegetic (yellow paint) vs. non-diegetic UI elements doing the same job, but eliciting very different reactions. Diegetic elements try to maintain immersion/presence by not feeling like UI, but maybe they actually hurt it more by “intruding” into the world like this.

(Reposted from https://bsky.app/profile/adamtots.bsky.social/post/3m5uymo6h5c2a because it wouldn't embed properly)

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@jonikorpi i like the sparkles and grooving arrows better

[lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva @jonikorpi reject both

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@lritter @jonikorpi k. high pitched beacon chirp it is then

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@lritter @jonikorpi ok I'll hand paint this: mirror's edge did paint just fine, it just turned out the trick was to make it red instead of yellow

[lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva @jonikorpi in the ideal game, the answer to the question "which elements in my environment can i interact with?" is "yes"

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@lritter @jonikorpi ah, right, like dk bananaza

[jonikorpi@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva @lritter Here's a fun one: was the “interactable things are unlit" thing in early 3D games diegetic or non-diegetic?

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@jonikorpi @lritter none of the interactive objects in my house have dynamic lighting

[lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva @jonikorpi and/or remove everything that's just window dressing

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@lritter @jonikorpi actually i use linux,

[lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva @jonikorpi *nick offerman grunt*

[c0dec0dec0de@hachyderm.io]

@aeva @jonikorpi @lritter solid aesthetic choice (whether your physics hacking reality or just rejecting the trend or LED mood lighting on computer peripherals)

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@c0dec0dec0de @jonikorpi @lritter black out curtains