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Diegetic UI

Software concept

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14
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The user interface is depicted as part of the gameworld rather than some overlay of statistics on the player's screen.

Notable people involved: John Mulkey, Mark Pacini, Kensuke Tanabe, Frank Lafuente and Kenji Yamamoto

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

Magic Johnson's Basketball (MS-DOS)
Magic Johnson's Basketball
DOS 1989
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Windows)
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
WIN 2009-06
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PlayStation 3)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
PS3 2011-08-23
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Xbox 360)
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
X360 2009-06
Azrael's Tear (MS-DOS)
Azrael's Tear
DOS 1996-09-30
X-Tension (Windows)
X-Tension
WIN 2000
Atari Vault (Linux)
Atari Vault
LIN 2016
Interstate '76 (Windows)
Interstate '76
WIN 1997-03-01
EarthSiege (MS-DOS)
EarthSiege
DOS 1994-06-01
X: Beyond the Frontier (Windows)
X: Beyond the Frontier
WIN 1999-07-01
Dead Space (Xbox 360)
Dead Space
X360 2008-10-13
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (Nintendo DS)
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
NDS 2009-10-08
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 on April 1983.

Electronic Arts and Nintendo published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows12
X3607
PS36
MS-DOS4
Linux3
GameCube2
C641
Switch1
Atari 26001
Xbox1
Wii1
Nintendo DS1
PS41
QL1

Most common companies

Electronic Arts9
Nintendo4
Vivendi3
Square Enix3
Warner Bros. Interactive3
Dynamix2
Digital Extremes2
Data East2
Capcom2
Atari2
THQ2
Mindscape1
Atlus1
Virgin Mastertronic1
CCE1
VGS1
Labochrome1
Linux Game Publishing1
QV Software International1
Activision1