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Assassin's Creed Nexus

  • Role: Lead UX/UI
  • Platform: VR
  • Made for: Ubisoft
  • Studio: Electric Square

In VR there's no screen edge to pin a HUD to, so the interface lives in the world: objective banners framed in space, the Animus main menu floating over the memory grid, and physical actions like the Leap of Faith taught through gesture prompts. Comfort and accessibility sit as first-class tabs in the pause menu, not buried in settings.

Assassin's Creed Nexus trailer
Main menu in the Animus space, floating over the memory grid
Main menu in the Animus space, floating over the memory grid
Mission hub: Siege of Boston, with progress, collectibles and the memory-node track
Mission hub: Siege of Boston, with progress, collectibles and the memory-node track
Diegetic objective banner floating in world space: Tail the Capo
Diegetic objective banner floating in world space: Tail the Capo
Challenge failed state with abandon and retry prompts
Challenge failed state with abandon and retry prompts
Animus database collectible: Historical Construct pickup
Animus database collectible: Historical Construct pickup
First-boot configuration with contextual help column
First-boot configuration with contextual help column
Objectives menu: Comfort and Accessibility as top-level tabs
Objectives menu: Comfort and Accessibility as top-level tabs
High Alert stealth warning, framed in the world
High Alert stealth warning, framed in the world
Goal banner: Arrive in Venice
Goal banner: Arrive in Venice
Leap of Faith taught through a physical gesture prompt
Leap of Faith taught through a physical gesture prompt
Desynchronized: connection lost, with the red glitch treatment
Desynchronized: connection lost, with the red glitch treatment
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