Creature Creation Screen

The creation screen experienced various stages throughout its development. The most dramatic change can be seen when comparing the first draft of the screen and the final version of it. These two stages are displayed below. The detail shots below the full screens are shown to display the dramatic differences the screens saw over the course of the semester. The sections shown display the part selector window, where a detailed description of each part is given. Also shown is the way in which the attributes are selected and listed.

Our original species creation screen was designed to look like the original interface. The method of moving through the body parts was a tabbed index at the top of the page. This proved time consuming and was changed in the final version of the screen.

The final version of the creation screen includes all the body parts on one page. This allows the user to quickly edit their creature without going back through various tabs.