Creating a heads-up display (HUD) begins with understanding what exactly a HUD is and what it's intended to do. In this first lesson, Ash will cover some of the most common questions and roadblocks faced when designing HUDs, and simple tricks on how to solve them. You'll analyze various HUDs from films and games, break down the stages and components, and begin sketching assets to use in later lessons.
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Mustafa Al-qaragholy 2 years ago
when elements change shape or color a game hud, do you create those animation for the developers or you leave it to them. if you create the variations, how do you submit the final work, in one file or many files based on the variations?
Erick Beebe 3 years ago
If someone will help me upload assignment 1 and give me feedback, I can proceed to assignment 2. Untill then, I'm stuck.
Erick Beebe 3 years ago
I can't upload my homework. I get the error that the file is two small when it clearly isn't. Please help.
Erick Beebe 3 years ago
Is anyone monitoring this course for questions and assignment?
SKYE X 3 years ago
There’s no audio in the looking for references video.
Cole Wiser 3 years ago
The constant movement of the mouse is definitely distracting.
Kanesha Patterson 4 years ago
**Vimeo video update **
Andrew helped to realize that when using Vimeo's free service, they only allow a certain amount of videos as public. Be knowledgeable of this going forward!
Thank you,
Kanesha
Kanesha Patterson 4 years ago
Hi, All! Has anyone else attempted to upload a video? I originally uploaded to Vimeo's website, then when I uploaded to the LearnSquared site, it tells me that my video must be of type: 'video'. The LearnSquared site asks for a URL which is the link I provided for my Vimeo video, but nothing happens (except that message above).
I also noticed that users are required to upload a banner as well. Tedious work it seems. I hope my grumbling can help out with the site. Happy Learning!
Cheers,
KP
Andrii Taliashvili 4 years ago
Hello, guys. Do the website track your progress? I have 1% on all courses and it always drop me to the first video in a lecture.
Ignacio De la Calle 4 years ago
Mine does not work either. I dont know where I am at, even though it says 70% of the first lessons done, I dont know which video I am at, or which point in the video. This used to work and was very useful.
Vitor Teixeira 4 years ago
At the moment mine is working fine.
Marci Heider 4 years ago
Mine has been having this issue, and I'll upload my assignments then it disappears. :(
Angie Feret 4 years ago
Mine is pretty accurate, fortunately.
Mohamed THIAM 4 years ago staff
Hey Andril, this is Mohamed form Learn Squared. We are aware of the bug and have it on our list of items to address! Cheers.
Dimitris Ladopoulos 4 years ago
Same here, must be a bug.
Liam Lowery 4 years ago
Hi LearnSquared. The focus of this first lesson seems to be based around video games. As a result I am building assets and ideas around a 1st person shooter (my main objective of this class was more in the realms of building for tv and film). Will be be continuing to use the HUD we are building in this first lesson throughout the entirety of the class. Will I be using this HUD I am building now to animate in After Effects (on the next course). Or will we be building HUDs for films in later lessons? Thanks
Asher Eggleston 4 years ago
Hey Ash, I think it's awesome that you ask us to set up a schedule with review dates (in the video Design Planning). I never do this with my personal projects and that's probably why I never seem to finish them. It is tricky to outline without knowing the full HUD design process though.
Christian Wolfgang 4 years ago
Ayeee folks, just post my mini assignment stuff, reticals and some hud ideas maybe for a mecha cock pit or on a ar vr visor type of deal that controls a mecha.
Dwayne Neckles 4 years ago
How were you able to add a picture to your comment?
Marc Petersen 4 years ago
Hi Thorp and all other Participants of the course. I’m also still listening at the getting started videos. One question evolves out of all the industry related subjects:
I' working as a freelancer mainly in area of TV Design and advertising spots. Working and Project periods for that are pretty short compared to major film productions.
Thorp, how to you calculate a bid? Do you work on the base of shifts or on a flat-rate base. It would be also interesting if these calculation differ at pre-and postproduction.
Thanks for your efforts, Marc.
Kanesha Patterson 4 years ago
Taking the course now and my first step is to just listen through the lessons and understand what Ash says then apply after listening to the lesson.
Because I’m listening on mobile, it would be awesome if there was a mobile version of Learn Squared for me to easily rewind or use normal function of the media player.
Andrew Hawryluk 4 years ago staff
We're working on releasing a new version of the website very soon which will have full mobile support!