1. DESIGN PRINCIPLES ATEC 6332.501 2. S.MALLORY / B.TURNER PROJECT CLASS DESIGNERS ATEC 6332.501 TEAM FORTRESS 2 CRAFTING INTERFACE REDESIGN 3. Crafting Experience Goals EXPECTED GOALS Convenient - super-easy to use; works like I think Usable by Hardcore and Casual Players Better organization based on Kano Model analysis 4. THE EXISTING CRAFTING INTERFACE DESIGN PRINCIPLES - ATEC 6332.501 Poor Design Qualities Poor Attractiveness Bias Poor Picture Superiority Effect Poor Aesthetic-Usability Effect Poor Color Selection Poor Highlighting Poor Iconic Representation Limited Priming Recognition vs Recall Performance vs Preference Poor Chunking Poor Satisficing High Cognitive Load Poor Forgiveness Limited Hierarchy of Needs Limited Personas 5. THE EXISTING CRAFTING INTERFACE DESIGN PRINCIPLES - ATEC 6332.501 Good Design Qualities high signal to noise ratio high visibility ockhams razor good alignment figure-ground relationship good symmetry high consistency high modularity high readability good constraint good confirmation 6. THE NEW CRAFTING INTERFACE - SMELTING DEFAULT DESIGN PRINCIPLES - ATEC 6332.501 Loadout Stats Smelt Combine create rebuild Smelt class weapons Requires 2 weapons used by same class Will Consume inventory Scrap Metal Level 1 craft item WeaponWeapon Show all items x2 1 / 4 x2 smelt! x2 will create class weapons tokens reclaimed metal refined metal X 7. THE NEW CRAFTING INTERFACE - SMELTING ACTIVE DESIGN PRINCIPLES - ATEC 6332.501 Loadout Stats Smelt Combine create rebuild Smelt class weapons Requires 2 weapons used by same class Will Consume inventory soda popperforce-a-nature Show all items x2 smelt! Scrap Metal Level 1 craft item will create 1 / 4 class weapons tokens reclaimed metal refined metal X 8. THE NEW CRAFTING INTERFACE - SMELTING MULTIPLE DESIGN PRINCIPLES - ATEC 6332.501 Loadout Stats Smelt Combine create rebuild Smelt class weapons Requires 2 weapons used by same class Will Consume inventory soda popperforce-a-nature Show all items x2 smelt! X2 X2 X2 Scrap Metal Level 1 craft item will create 1 / 4 class weapons tokens reclaimed metal refined metal X 9. THE NEW CRAFTING INTERFACE - CREATING DESIGN PRINCIPLES - ATEC 6332.501 Loadout Stats Combine create rebuild phlogistinator All fire damage charges Mmmph activate to refill health and crit for several seconds. 10% damage penalty no random crit hits no airblast inventory soda popper reclaimed metal Show all items x2Smelt Back- Burner create! Show all craftable x2 1 / 4 Token Neon Annihilator scorch shot phlogistinator manmelter third degree reserve shooter detonator sharpened volcano fragment back scratcher degreaser powerjack homewrecker random Headgear Class Headgear Set headgear bonk helmet saxton hale halloween mask horsemanns headtaker haunted headgear Pile of ash powerup canteen Pyro X X 10. THE NEW CRAFTING INTERFACE - CREATING ACTIVE DESIGN PRINCIPLES - ATEC 6332.501 Loadout Stats Combine create rebuild phlogistinator All fire damage charges Mmmph activate to refill health and crit for several seconds. 10% damage penalty no random crit hits no airblast inventory Show all items x2Smelt Pyro create! Show all craftable x2 1 / 4 Token Neon Annihilator scorch shot phlogistinator manmelter third degree reserve shooter detonator sharpened volcano fragment back scratcher degreaser powerjack homewrecker random Headgear Class Headgear Set headgear bonk helmet saxton hale halloween mask horsemanns headtaker haunted headgear Pile of ash powerup canteen X X 11. THE NEW CRAFTING INTERFACE - CONFIRMATION DESIGN PRINCIPLES - ATEC 6332.501 Loadout Stats Combine create rebuild phlogistinator All fire damage charges Mmmph activate to refill health and crit for several seconds. 10% damage penalty no random crit hits no airblast inventory Show all items x2Smelt create! Show all craftable x2 1 / 4 Pyro Token Neon Annihilator scorch shot phlogistinator manmelter third degree reserve shooter detonator sharpened volcano fragment back scratcher degreaser powerjack homewrecker random Headgear Class Headgear Set headgear bonk helmet saxton hale halloween mask horsemanns headtaker haunted headgear Pile of ash powerup canteen X X warning! creating a phlogistinator will destroy the selected items. continue? do it!Wait! 12. THE NEW CRAFTING INTERFACE - CONFIRMATION DESIGN PRINCIPLES - ATEC 6332.501 Loadout Stats Combine create rebuild phlogistinator All fire damage charges Mmmph activate to refill health and crit for several seconds. 10% damage penalty no random crit hits no airblast inventory Show all itemsx x2Smelt Pyro create! x Show all craftable x2 1 / 4 Token Neon Annihilator scorch shot phlogistinator manmelter third degree reserve shooter detonator sharpened volcano fragment back scratcher degreaser powerjack homewrecker random Headgear Class Headgear Set headgear bonk helmet saxton hale halloween mask horsemanns headtaker haunted headgear Pile of ash powerup canteen item acquired! The phlogistinator Being a revolutionary appliance capable of awakening the fire element phlogiston that exists in all combustible creatures, Which is to say, all of them. Return to crafting open backpack 13. S.MALLORY / B.TURNER PROJECT CLASS DESIGNERS ATEC 6332.501 TEAM FORTRESS 2 CRAFTING INTERFACE REDESIGN