This first blog post will primarily be focused on the Design and Research aspect of developing the companion application for a video game called Destiny 2, Developed by Bungie. The mobile application will show users what Destiny 2 has to offer in terms of DLC’s (Downloadable Content). This mobile application will focus on prioritising on the user experience (UX) and user interface (UI).
To understand the player base of Destiny 2, research has been conducted to better understand the terminology the players use, then they could be incorporated within the application which can be seen bellow:
In addition a quick sketch has been created of a few pages that will be included within the application using the crazy 8 technique which can also be seen bellow:
Colour and Style
The colour pallet used by Destiny 2 is a very large colour pallet as there are many different factions and environment within the game, but the game has a vast blend of vibrant colours, metallic accents and neon colours.
There are many different styles to Destiny 2 ranging from creepy catacombs with ghoul like enemies, to a metallic industrial utopia with enemies exceeding human capabilities.
Accessibility
To ensure the mobile application is user friendly towards people with disabilities such as visual impairments, there will be adjustable settings within the “settings” section of the application which will be built to further enhance the user experience of more players.
Mood Board
The image bellow is a mood board that consists of artwork based of Destiny 2, created by Joseph Cross (ArtStation) (All images can be seen in his online portfolio)
Competitor Research
There are very few competitors to Destiny 2, but a few have been examined to determine what must be done to make a successful mobile companion application.
- Player suggestions to weapon balancing.
- Latest updates to new content.
- Clear navigation from one page to another.
- Correct colour pallet used based of the video games certain sceneries.
Mission Statement
A mission statement is a very simple short description that explains the video games intention to making the player base excited with their new upcoming content. Destiny 2 uses a quite formal tone with seriousness and intensity to get players ready for the next big release of their DLC which is “The Edge of Fate”. Based on research on the new expansion a new mission statement has been constructed, which can be seen bellow:
“Be cautious guardian, The Nine are wary” -Xur
This small statement will be made by one of the vendors of the game to give tension to the players (guardians) and discuss what the next DLC will offer them.
References:
Joseph Cross (N.A) Art station. Available online: https://www.artstation.com/josephacross [Accessed 25/04/2025]