For better or worse…
by K. Michael Alexander
Old new seemed to be resurfacing as Curt Shilling announced his retirement. Seems that things are shaping up over at Shilling’s 38 Studios. The company’s mysterious MMO code-named Copernicus has some big names directing its creation, and they have been quietly building a solid development team.
Back in November the studio has also brought in two big industry heavy hitters, Director of Audio Aubrey Hodges (of Kings Quest fame) and most interesting to this blog Senior UI Designer Irena Pereira. Pereira comes from Blizzard, where she worked on the UI design and development for The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King. The two add-ons for Blizzards mega hit World of Warcraft.
There were some significant UI improvement between the original WoW and the changes that came with The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King. Here’s hoping that Copernicus goes beyond the jumbled and confusing icon fest that plagues most MMOs these days and brings us back into the light of intuitive UI design.