[dev re-started] THE EYE theme

[verion]

UPDATE:

THE EYE development re-started! Yay! My weak coding skills are no longer an issue - because it will be coded by ArcadeBliss. Currently we have a working prototype with a key features and testing a few new ideas.

You can see the video HERE





ORIGINAL POST:

This is a concept for a new theme called THE EYE



You can see video here:
http://tinyurl.com/the-eye-theme-concept

[ryuuji]

Would be nice if we could get some spining of some of those layers (around the circle, hope u understand what I m talking about )

Awesome you are very good

[verion]

Good idea - it could rotate, maybe on the game title change.

[omegaman]

Damn you man, I was thinking about doing something like that. But, it's all good... 

[omegaman]

And, I "see" what you are doing there, no pun intended.

[nitrogen_widget]

The "eye" can rotate or wink when it changes the game.

[verion]

Even better - the eye can be constructed with multiple layers and those layers can rotate  and scale independently.
But it sounds like it is waaay above my coding skills.

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It's just the concept (for now). I will have to make some clever masking in that corners - to hide the fact that video can't be cropped to round shape - and fanart can't actually goes that "deep" under snap.

[verion]

THE EYE development started! Yay! My weak coding skills are no longer an issue - because it will be coded by ArcadeBliss. Currently we have a working prototype with a key features and testing a few new ideas.

You can see the video HERE

What do you think about the video "window"?
Image can be bent (like a sphere) or totally flat.

[jedione]

i think you guys....
have totally redeemed  yourselves

thanks will be following this........one

[Omamez]

good to see team work

[akafox]

Looks awesome.

My idea...

You should make it "blink" on game change. (Never mind that might be creepy..)

[verion]

Actually ArcadeBliss was first to propose this. I'm not sure if it will look good, but I've said "give it a go".
For me something like shutter would be better.

[verion]

I'm working on info panels for this theme.

What do you think?

What info you would like to display?

Is the "PLATFORM: ARCADE" good enough? or should I go with platform logo? I would rather stick to the text only, because I don't see (a good) place to put the logo"

[ArcadeBliss]

I think Platform is enough. The theme will have enough assets for a user to deal with ( snap, fanart, wheel logos). I like the curved arch to mach the eye's curve

[verion]

I agree. And mame-only users (like me) could use this slot for something else that is not available for other emus (that don't have nplayers.ini etc.).

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I like the curved arch of info panels too - my only concern is if there is enough space left for spin wheel - especially in 16:9
And I think that it would be nice if the spin wheel curve could match the eye's curve - like bent in opposite direction than robospin wheel.