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[NEWS] October updates on what I've been working on for sooo long
🕑 Added 2025-10-26 00:59:07 +0000 UTCHello!
Thanks again for your support! Just thought I'd give you some updates on why this video is taking longer than usual to make. I am sorry for not posting too much lately and I want to be more transparent with what I am doing with the current project/post another preview for you all tomorrow here :)
So far, the project has originally started as just an exploration of why cool UIs are not really a thing in mainstream gaming anymore (I started from the example of the Colin McRae Rally 2 UI) and as mentioned specifically in the last post here it then turned mostly into an exploration (and deep dive) into how those UIs were born (mainly Wipeout and tDR which I consider the start of a specific kind of creative vision for games).
Since the last post, I have noticed that the first part of the video (that I had not posted here, I have only posted the first part of the second half) wasn't as fully fleshed as I'd have liked, not really talking about how cool UIs/cool artistic experimentation is dying off in mainstream "big budget" gaming as much as it was needed and so instead of rushing the edit and calling it a day I went back and effectively made the video way stronger, with the video now being about BOTH the birth (PlayStation, Wipeout and tDR, and then its consquences on the video games market) AND death (modern mainstream video gaming industry and the way it's handling both current/future projects and employees) of Cool UIs and just originality in mainstream gaming and the underlying shifts in how the industry is changing and has changed (I have managed to get in touch with some devs that work both directly or as contractors for some huge companies and they kinda confirmed some of my theories).
So yeah, this video is growing a lot, I am trying to still wrap it up as soon as possible BUT it's realistically going to be at least 40 minutes (mayyybe 1 hour even) and probably the wildest/most complete video I have ever made about something, even though I originally just started it as a small opinion piece.
I have the whole first chunk of the video that is pretty much ready and I want to post it either today or tomorrow if possible, I just need to fix some audio things and then it's good to go. (edit: i did end up yet again revising this but will upload here asap)
I just need to finish the second part now, since the first version that I made did not really work out as I originally envisioned it.
That said, again, I am sorry for taking so long, I just really got into this and thought that since this is the rare occasion where I get to make a big video on a big topic all thanks to your support without any sponsor I want it to truly be as interesting/in depth/full of related tangents as possible.
Thank you so so much again,
Amber
Comments
Neil P
As someone who has browsed the Game UI Database for hours, I get it. There's no rush from our end so take as much time as you think it needs.
