The cursor UI has real problems (Destiny)

by General Vagueness , The Vault of Sass, Saturday, August 23, 2014, 13:14 (3539 days ago) @ Xenos

It's not the work involved, it's the time taken (as I've said). If you know where you're going and the system is designed well (or even just designed OK) it's faster to just press a few directions; you can see this in PCs, even, with people that prefer to use keyboard navigation (and don't like programs that don't support it).

Right, but keyboard navigation is always a secondary control method, because it's not as user friendly. The thing about Destiny's UI is it's incredibly easy to use and understand, which is the main goal with UI design.

I don't buy that, because using a cursor isn't the standard or default way of doing this in a console game, and using a stick or d-pad to select things in a game goes back before mice were common.

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The cursor UI has real problems - General Vagueness, 2014-08-21, 10:45
- Well, it's the best cursor on a console but . . . - Monochron, 2014-08-21, 10:59
  - Well, it's the best cursor on a console but . . . - Ragashingo, 2014-08-21, 11:05
  - Well, it's the best cursor on a console but . . . - yaters, 2014-08-21, 22:23
    - Well, it's the best cursor on a console but . . . - stabbim, 2014-08-22, 09:54
      - Well, it's the best cursor on a console but . . . - kapowaz, 2014-08-22, 10:05
        
        Smartglass ... - Kermit, 2014-08-22, 10:20
        
        Smartglass ... - DaDerga, 2014-08-22, 10:22
        
        Smartglass ... - stabbim, 2014-08-22, 13:56
        
        Does no one use the sixaxis method? - RC, 2014-08-23, 07:49
        
        Does no one use the sixaxis method? - kapowaz, 2014-08-23, 08:05
      - Steam Big Screen's is probably the best around - ZackDark, 2014-08-22, 12:28
        
        Steam Big Screen's is probably the best around - kapowaz, 2014-08-25, 08:05
    - Well, it's the best cursor on a console but . . . - General Vagueness, 2014-08-22, 12:49
- The cursor UI has real problems - Kermit, 2014-08-21, 11:04
  - Agreed, I love it - kidtsunami, 2014-08-21, 11:06
  - Great Video. - Ragashingo, 2014-08-21, 11:30
  - Inventory management - kapowaz, 2014-08-21, 12:14
    - Inventory management - Ragashingo, 2014-08-21, 13:42
      - Inventory management - kapowaz, 2014-08-21, 14:36
        
        Inventory management - Ragashingo, 2014-08-21, 14:45
      - Inventory management - Penthesilean, 2014-08-21, 19:42
        
        Inventory management - stabbim, 2014-08-22, 09:47
    - Inventory management - General Vagueness, 2014-08-21, 19:39
    - Inventory management - agdtinman, 2014-08-22, 16:17
      - Inventory management - kapowaz, 2014-08-22, 16:32
  - Yep - That's a great video - Blue_Blazer_NZ, 2014-08-21, 12:39
  - The cursor UI has real problems - stabbim, 2014-08-22, 09:44
    - The cursor UI has real problems - General Vagueness, 2014-08-22, 15:14
      - The cursor UI has real problems - Xenos, 2014-08-22, 15:18
        
        The cursor UI has real problems - General Vagueness, 2014-08-22, 15:26
        
        The cursor UI has real problems - Xenos, 2014-08-22, 15:33
        
        The cursor UI has real problems - General Vagueness, 2014-08-23, 12:36
        
        The cursor UI has real problems - Xenos, 2014-08-23, 12:38
        
        The cursor UI has real problems - General Vagueness, 2014-08-23, 13:14
- The cursor UI has real problems - TTL Demag0gue, 2014-08-21, 11:07
  - You Are Not Alone - DaDerga, 2014-08-21, 11:07
  - Agreed. - SigbiasSilva, 2014-08-21, 11:13
  - I loved the cursor - Xenos, 2014-08-21, 11:42
  - The cursor UI has real problems - kapowaz, 2014-08-21, 12:18
    - The cursor UI has real problems - TTL Demag0gue, 2014-08-21, 12:25
      - The cursor UI has real problems - kapowaz, 2014-08-21, 12:27
  - +1 for liking it - Blue_Blazer_NZ, 2014-08-21, 12:41
  - Nope, it's fine by me too. - Anton P. Nym (aka Steve), 2014-08-21, 14:58
  - The cursor UI has real problems - roland, 2014-08-21, 17:27
- Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Mars, 2014-08-21, 11:19
  - Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Kermit, 2014-08-21, 11:33
    - Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Mars, 2014-08-21, 12:04
  - Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - General Vagueness, 2014-08-21, 19:34
    - Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Kermit, 2014-08-21, 19:53
      - Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - General Vagueness, 2014-08-21, 20:35
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Kermit, 2014-08-21, 20:56
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - General Vagueness, 2014-08-21, 22:24
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Ragashingo, 2014-08-21, 22:43
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - stabbim, 2014-08-22, 11:56
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Ragashingo, 2014-08-22, 12:52
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - stabbim, 2014-08-22, 13:59
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - General Vagueness, 2014-08-22, 15:19
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - General Vagueness, 2014-08-22, 12:51
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Kermit, 2014-08-21, 22:56
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - General Vagueness, 2014-08-22, 12:52
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - kapowaz, 2014-08-22, 13:25
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Kermit, 2014-08-22, 13:32
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - General Vagueness, 2014-08-22, 15:26
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Ragashingo, 2014-08-22, 16:01
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Avateur, 2014-08-22, 16:24
        
        Wow. Even I didn't notice that! :p - Ragashingo, 2014-08-22, 16:50
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - General Vagueness, 2014-08-23, 12:40
      - Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - kapowaz, 2014-08-22, 01:16
- The cursor UI has real problems - Jabberwok, 2014-08-21, 14:52
  - The cursor UI has real problems - agdtinman, 2014-08-22, 16:27
    - The cursor UI has real problems - General Vagueness, 2014-08-23, 12:45
- Maybe it was designed for Kinect/EYE/DualShock4 touchpad use - Pyromancy, 2014-08-21, 17:54
  - Maybe it was designed for Kinect/EYE/DualShock4 touchpad use - Miguel Chavez, 2014-08-21, 21:34
- Number of times I fought with the interface: - Cody Miller, 2014-08-23, 13:24
  - Number of times I fought with the interface: - kapowaz, 2014-08-23, 16:09
    - Number of times I fought with the interface: - Cody Miller, 2014-08-23, 16:14
  - Number of times I fought with the interface: - General Vagueness, 2014-08-23, 20:51
    - Number of times I fought with the interface: - Avateur, 2014-08-23, 21:35
      - Number of times I fought with the interface: - Phoenix_9286, 2014-08-23, 23:21
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - kapowaz, 2014-08-24, 01:14
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - Phoenix_9286, 2014-08-24, 02:32
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - kapowaz, 2014-08-24, 05:12
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - Phoenix_9286, 2014-08-24, 10:36
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - kapowaz, 2014-08-25, 02:11
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - breitzen, 2014-08-24, 06:53
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - kapowaz, 2014-08-24, 08:08
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - General Vagueness, 2014-08-24, 18:42
      - Number of times I fought with the interface: - General Vagueness, 2014-08-24, 18:37
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface *EDIT* - ZackDark, 2014-08-24, 18:41
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface *EDIT* - Phoenix_9286, 2014-08-24, 19:20
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface *EDIT* - ZackDark, 2014-08-24, 19:34
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface *EDIT* - Phoenix_9286, 2014-08-24, 20:26
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - Avateur, 2014-08-24, 18:43
    - Number of times I fought with the interface: - JDQuackers, 2014-08-24, 18:00
      - Number of times I fought with the interface: - General Vagueness, 2014-08-24, 19:33
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - ZackDark, 2014-08-24, 19:39
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - General Vagueness, 2014-08-24, 19:47
        
        That, I agree with - ZackDark, 2014-08-24, 19:57
        
        That, I agree with - Phoenix_9286, 2014-08-24, 20:36
        
        That, I agree with - kapowaz, 2014-08-25, 08:09
        
        Yep. - Kermit, 2014-08-25, 09:39
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - agdtinman, 2014-08-25, 16:19
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - Mars, 2014-08-25, 16:29
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - General Vagueness, 2014-08-25, 23:43
  - Number of times I fought with the interface: - agdtinman, 2014-08-25, 16:04
    - Number of times I fought with the interface: - Cody Miller, 2014-08-25, 17:02
      - Number of times I fought with the interface: - Claude Errera, 2014-08-25, 18:30

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