PlanetSide 2 is a massively multiplayer online first-person shooter game in which thousands of players can participate in continuous large scale battles. There's a lot of useful information for the players that can help them to perform well in these battles. This relevant information and stats are displayed in the HUD elements that are overlaid in-game. In order to provide players with a clean and usable HUD, several iteration passes were done, so players won't feel overwhelmed by the amount of information and also the HUD doesn't obscure the game.
The art style for the HUD was based on the theme of a semi-tranparent light-based digital viewfinder.
Mock-up for standard player's HUD showing Key Hints on top left, minimap, squad team and objectives on bottom left, kill spam on top right and stats on bottom right.
Mock-up for centralized HUD displaying stats and weapon selection on the center of the screen.
Mock-up showing animated notification
HUD showing animated alert notification
Death Screen mock-up displaying the information of the main attackers.
Detail of Progress bar showing the HUD style based on a light-based digital display.
"Tab Key" Screen mock-up displaying status information and scoreboards.
Mock-up of HUD visual effect when the player gets hit.
Sample of actual in-game HUD displaying an animated notification.
Sample of actual in-game HUD .
