The “Waterloo World” level from the video game “Psychonauts” is a great example of video games utilizing Tufte’s theory of Micro-Macrocosm in a way only video games can. In this level two war generals are playing a game similar to chess and it is up to the player to physically Read more…
Layering and separation is an important thing to consider when displaying information as it can be used to make visual information more clear and easier to follow. This is done by making each separate layer of information distinguished enough from one another that each layer can be viewed as its Read more…
Edward Tufte states that “An especially effective device for enhancing the explanatory power of time-series displays is to add spatial dimensions to the design of the graphic, so that the data are moving over space (in two or three dimensions) as well as over time.” (Tufte, 1990). Here Tufte is Read more…
Edward Tufte’s theory of small multiples suggests that it is easier for a viewer to distinguish and understand the differences between pieces of similar visual information when that information is all placed within the viewer’s singular parameter of vision. This is because “Small multiple designs, multivariate and data bountiful, answer Read more…
For my design research diary I have decided to explore how game developers utilize Edward Tufte’s theories in order to convey important information to the player. In this first blog post we will be looking at Tufte’s theory about the use of colour and the ways in which colour is Read more…