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Diegetic UI

Software concept

The user interface is depicted as part of the gameworld rather than some overlay of statistics on the player's screen.

42
games
14
platforms

Alternate names: Diegetic user interface, Virtual cockpit
Name variations: Diegetic HUD, Integrated HUD

Metroid Prime (GameCube)
Metroid Prime
GC 2002-11-18
X: Beyond the Frontier (Windows)
X: Beyond the Frontier
WIN 1999-07-01
Metroid Prime Remastered (Nintendo Switch)
Metroid Prime Remastered
SWTC 2023-02-08
Dead Space 2 (PlayStation 3)
Dead Space 2
PS3 2011-01-25
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Xbox 360)
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
X360 2009-06
Dead Space 3 (Windows)
Dead Space 3
WIN 2013-02-05
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (PlayStation 3)
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
PS3 2009-02-10
Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor (Xbox 360)
Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor
X360 2012-06-19
RealSports Tennis (Atari 2600 VCS)
RealSports Tennis
VCS 1983
Warframe (Windows)
Warframe
WIN 2013-03-21
Warframe (PlayStation 4)
Warframe
PS4 2013-11-15
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
WII 2007-08-20
Halfway point between regular HUD and the complete integration of information in the game world. Usually seen in (space)flight simulators where people desire functional displays and other gadgets rather than artificial readouts.

Also the use of virtual HUD on aircraft and spacecraft as they're in real world.
Related:
* HUDless
* Dynamic HUD

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Parent group

Head-up display

Games by year

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The first Diegetic UI video game was released in 1983.

Electronic Arts, Nintendo and Warner Bros. Interactive published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 12
X360 7
PS3 6
MS-DOS 4
Linux 3
GameCube 2
Switch 1
Atari 2600 1
Xbox 1
Wii 1
Nintendo DS 1
PS4 1
QL 1
C64 1

Most common companies

Electronic Arts9
Nintendo4
Warner Bros. Interactive3
Vivendi3
Square Enix3
Digital Extremes2
Dynamix2
Data East2
THQ2
Capcom2