Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games | Adding Help Text to Menus [UI] @sora_sakurai_en | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
"Help text" refers to the descriptive text that explains how menu items function. I highly recommend utilizing it! But please try to be as clear and concise as possible when writing this text.
"Help text" refers to the descriptive text that explains how menu items function. I highly recommend utilizing it! But please try to be as clear and concise as possible when writing this text.
![Adding Help Text to Menus [UI]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mWIbb1l7Wlw/hqdefault.jpg "Adding Help Text to Menus [UI]
Help text refers to the descriptive text that explains how menu items function. I highly recommend utilizing it! But please try to be as clear and concise as possible when writing this text.")
![Portraying Fingers [Animation]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nCvdmQKrjf8/hqdefault.jpg "Portraying Fingers [Animation]
When working with animation, its important to consider how to portray fingers. Though theyre small, animating them demands quite a lot of processing power, so we often need to find clever workarounds when possible.")
![Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/o2wYKkqhkG0/hqdefault.jpg "Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag]
It wouldnt be right to end this channel without touching on this topic.
By the way, this is the 31st and final video in the Grab Bag category!")
![The Perils of Interpolation [Animation]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oFwamE6Hy04/hqdefault.jpg "The Perils of Interpolation [Animation]
The poses look great, and the timing is perfect!
And yet, the animations look slow...
Thats one of the perils of interpolation. You have to be careful to keep this useful feature from undermining your work.")
![Make Retries Quick [Game Essence]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oSi0wEJHLuA/hqdefault.jpg "Make Retries Quick [Game Essence]
The player lost a life, and now theyre rapidly losing interest in your game, too... Put control back in their hands before they give up on it entirely!")
![A World with Less Color [Planning & Game Design]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/obnjR8KJ9nk/hqdefault.jpg "A World with Less Color [Planning & Game Design]
Recently, many games have started offering support for players with different color perceptions.
Ive often considered this topic, even when creating games that lacked adjustable color settings.")
![Making Things Look Miniature [Graphics]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/omeFOX21-wc/hqdefault.jpg "Making Things Look Miniature [Graphics]
In a prior episode, I spoke about the importance of achieving the proper sense of scale. Today, Id like to take a different approach to that issue and discuss how to make things appear smaller.")
![Kid Icarus: Uprising [Game Concepts]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p-uwRfckTs4/hqdefault.jpg "Kid Icarus: Uprising [Game Concepts]
Kid Icarus: Uprising was a jam-packed third-person shooter released early on in the 3DSs life cycle. In this video, Ill be introducing the concepts behind its creation.
Personally speaking... Im really glad we were able to make this game.")
![Creators Change, Too [Grab Bag]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pb4MCvedyOg/hqdefault.jpg "Creators Change, Too [Grab Bag]
Sometimes I wonder what my past industry mentors are up to nowadays. Just because theyve vanished from the public eye, that doesnt mean theyre actually gone.")
![Menus Define Your World [UI]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pivfg2DrFfY/hqdefault.jpg "Menus Define Your World [UI]
To immerse players in a game, we design detailed characters, scrutinize the backgrounds, create appropriate lighting and effects... Its a lot of work. Before digging in on all that, think about how your UI design can reflect your games world!")
![Making Sequels [Planning & Game Design]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/plPR6-Gqemc/hqdefault.jpg "Making Sequels [Planning & Game Design]
The game industry sees plenty of sequels and extensions to existing series, especially with large-scale games made by big companies.
Of course, theres a reason for this. When making an original title, you have to build everything from the ground up—while making a sequel lets you make use of existing systems.")
![Making Things Clear, Even Without Words [UI]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/psGx8fOlus0/hqdefault.jpg "Making Things Clear, Even Without Words [UI]
Lets discuss UI. Whenever possible, its best to make your menus understandable even without the use of words.
In todays video, Ill be sharing some tips that will help you get a bit closer to this ideal.")
