I love this design. I hate bouncing all over the place trying to navigate through
GT5’s menu.
I especially like the idea of C-spec.
That is if you are using the C-spec as an online experience level. There are a lot of lousy level 40 A-spec drivers online. In that case you really wouldn’t need the Online icon to the right of the C-spec icon. The C-spec icon could take you directly to the online lobby list just as the A-spec and B-spec icons take you to those event lists.
I don't have a clear concept of what c-spec is. One idea could be that it's sort of like a "team" mode, where you create a racing team. You can set a team name, invite online friends / b-spec drivers (both your and your friends') etc. Perhaps even create your own livery and racing suit? Instead of having one race here and one race there, C-spec could be a more epic experience and be based on seasons. Like, in one season there's 10 or 20 races in a specific league. Each team could have 1-3 cars on the grid. Instead of levelling system there could be licence requirements and different costs of racing in different leagues. For instance, running an F1 team is a lot more expensive than a Camaro Cup team. The more success you have on the track, the easier it is for you to get sponsors... Don't know, just brainstorming...
Nice. It is quite similar to my first design on the previous page...
Yep. I'm using pictograms though, to reduce the clutter. Photos are nice to look at, but when you're searching for information (which is basically what you're doing when you're using a menu) it's kind of hard to analyse photos and it takes a lot more time than looking at a pictogram. Pictograms also allows the use of contrast colours, so it's easy to see which object is active and which is not.
I put together a little video of the menu concept I made. It's photoshop/windows movie maker so don't expect anything too flashy...
I'll give a brief explanation for each of the icons as well.
1. A-spec - It's A-spec, nothing more nothing less. Except that seasonal events are added here as well, so no more separate icon for those.
2. B-spec - same. B-spec seasonals are here too.
3. C-spec - some new innovative feature. Perhaps something like what I described above.
4. Online - Online races. You can select private lobbies, open lobbies, friend's lobbies etc. All gathered under one and the same icon.
5. Test run - Time trials and test track features gathered under the same icon. Basically they're both about testing the car, so no reason to separate them.
6. Free run - For cruising, chilling, free roam perhaps?
7. Market. New car dealership, used car dealership (I'm imagining that all cars are premium, so used cars are basically premium cars which has had previous owners. Cheaper, might be good entry level cars, but they're also more used and might need some overhauling...), Auction house where gamers can sell their cars to each other. It's pink because in Grease they are "racing for pinks" (the pink papers which tells the ownership of the car).
8. Garage. The garage is where you store your cars. It's also where you tune them, overhaul them, paint them etc. Garage is also like a "home" where you have a tab for editing personal info, all your replays and photos are stored here, your trophies, etc...
9. Academy. Driving schools, licence tests, GT Academy, Special events - all gathered under Academy. Basically, this is where you go to learn more about driving techniques and improving your skills.
10. Photo travel. Pretty much what it says.
11. Club. Here are all your online friends. The speechbubble shows how many new messages/gifts/invitations you've got.
12. Options. All options for the game.
The bar on top of the screen with the red and blue GT logo (it's actually a detail from the GT symbol) changes colour depending on where you go from the Life menu. So for instance when you enter Garage, which is yellow and black, the top bar turns into those colours.
Update: Took the pictures over to my PS3 to see what it looks like on the big screen. I'm pretty impressed with the result
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