One thing that I think might be an interesting idea is a concept I’m calling “Glass Doors.”
Because in a non-textual environment certain room transitions wouldn’t be blocking visibility between two rooms, for instance, a glass door, or walking down an open street or path, I was thinking we could create an opt-in “glass door” toggle on exits that, when enabled, would show at least a snippet of what could be seen through the door. That being at least some of the avatars of the characters through the door.
I created a mock up of what I’m imagining, though it was done before the most recent update:
So for exits with it enabled, it shows a tiny thumbnail of the occupants on the other side of the room. I’m thinking it would just be the images, no tool tips or names or anything, just images.
This could help people find rooms with other people in them without needing to go navigate through the area list, exploring more naturally. As well as allow people to prepare for transitions, be it going into a room, or having someone else come in.
Again, this would be opt-in by exit owners and ideally would only be used for exits where it makes logistical sense to use it. And it probably wouldn’t be able to work at all with doors to instance rooms.
Any comments, ideas, or other feedback?
