Gregory's Server@NanoRaptor I always wondered if there was a name for the type of pseudo-3d scope display from that game. It's kind of a pity it never took off as a trope.
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 @tommythorn @NanoRaptor I saw it once in an "Our Galactic Neighbourhood" poster. I think astronomers do use this projection sometimes, but haven't seen fit yet to give it a catchy name. @spacehobo @tommythorn @NanoRaptor Apparently that radar scope was a late addition to Elite. David Braben said he came up with it when tinkering when the game was supposedly fiinshed - two weeks before duplication. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-elite-took-flight/1100-6301740/ @semiprime @spacehobo @tommythorn @NanoRaptor It was a superb UI (UX?) design, it allowed me to completely visualise the real-time 3D environment I was flying in without any difficulty. It utterly blew my mind at the time. |
@spacehobo @NanoRaptor I always marveled at the genius of this 2D projection. I haven't seen it elsewhere.