Role
UI UX Design
Date
02/2022 - 09/2023
Publisher
Vertigo Games
A sequal to Arizona Sunshine
Arizona Sunshine® 2 is the next-gen sequel to the fan-favorite VR apocalypse. Narrated by the unmistakable quips of our dark-humored protagonist, Arizona Sunshine 2 sets you on an all-new limb-strewn adventure in search of answers. In a post-apocalyptic world where every bullet counts, experience the thrill of realistic combat as you wield all-new and fan-favorite weapons--from shotguns to machetes and flamethrowers.
Arizona Sunshine 2 will be released December 2023 so this page will be updated with the UI UX I worked on then.
My responsibilities
I joined this project during pre production. During this time I wrote multiple research documents on the UX of different systems and mechanics we were considering having, and I created the UI Style guide. I then left for a couple of months due to maternity leave, and when I returned I set up a screen flow and created the UI prefabs and animations in Unity and finished up most my work in september 2023, just before release. My responsibilties consisted of:
- UX research mechanics and storage in VR
- Creating the UI style
- Creating screenflows
- Creating in game UI
- Creating screen designs and assets in AI / PSD / XD
- Prototype features
- Create prefabs and animations in Unity
- Write documentation on designs
- Work with tech to ensure good quality and performance
Challenges
Some of the main challenges of this project were:
- Tight deadline and therefore choosing what to prioritize and manage time as efficient as possible
- Designing for mutliple comfort/ accesibility settings
- Systems and designs being changed during production quite a lot