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game client redesign

SHOW HN2013

16points
8comments
#1,085of 1,739 in 2013
Top 63%of 2013 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

2 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 0 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.18.

Design: 2 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Clean, nice-looking visual design

    From 4 comments
    • Looks nice. I guess right now Valve want a consistent experience on all desktop platforms rather than custom per-platform UIs but maybe they should change their collective mind…
      elisee on HN
    • Few thoughts: - Loading splash is very nice. - Grid view looks good. Would like to see your take on the "list view," which I generally prefer. - The chat seems to waste a lot of…
      avolcano on HN
    • This is a nice take on things. I could see a very Metro-esque look evolve very easily from this for Windows, too. Steam's current theme does feel quite busy. I do like the design…
      james4k on HN
    • very nice indeed. make a Steam theme from it, will ya?
      tuananh on HN
  • Loading splash and grid view look good

    From 1 comment
    • Few thoughts: - Loading splash is very nice. - Grid view looks good. Would like to see your take on the "list view," which I generally prefer. - The chat seems to waste a lot of…
      avolcano on HN

Objections

  • Chat panel wastes space and the design is less information-dense

    From 1 comment
    • Few thoughts: - Loading splash is very nice. - Grid view looks good. Would like to see your take on the "list view," which I generally prefer. - The chat seems to waste a lot of…
      avolcano on HN
  • Shopping cart icon is hard to read

    From 1 comment
    • Looks nice. I guess right now Valve want a consistent experience on all desktop platforms rather than custom per-platform UIs but maybe they should change their collective mind…
      elisee on HN
  • Twitter-like sidebar when browsing games is not liked

    From 1 comment
    • i like a lot of this design, only thing that i'm not really a fan of is the twitter-like sidebar when browsing games. but that's all i have to say that isn't overwhelming…
      dannowatts on HN

Requests

  • Show a list view option

    From 1 comment
    • Few thoughts: - Loading splash is very nice. - Grid view looks good. Would like to see your take on the "list view," which I generally prefer. - The chat seems to waste a lot of…
      avolcano on HN
  • Redesign the storefront and community sections

    From 1 comment
    • Few thoughts: - Loading splash is very nice. - Grid view looks good. Would like to see your take on the "list view," which I generally prefer. - The chat seems to waste a lot of…
      avolcano on HN

Questions

  • What tools were used to create the design

    From 1 comment

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