Comments on Virtual World Developers: Since Game Devs Already Solved The First-Time User Problem, Why Not Just Follow Their Lead?TypePad2021-07-14T21:10:25ZSLHamlethttps://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2021/07/scavengers-improbable-sl-first-time-tutorial-linden-lab-/comments/atom.xml/Wagner James Au commented on 'Virtual World Developers: Since Game Devs Already Solved The First-Time User Problem, Why Not Just Follow Their Lead?'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef0278803838db200d2021-07-15T17:49:21Z2021-07-15T17:49:21ZWagner James AuAppreciate it, and you're right! I actually looked this up, and learned something new -- while "head-up" is the correct...<p>Appreciate it, and you're right! I actually looked this up, and learned something new -- while "head-up" is the correct terminology, according to the Wikipedia entry reference, the Oxford Dictionary says that "heads-up" is the common usage in North America:</p>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-up_display#References" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-up_display#References</a></p>
<p>Which makes sense to me, I've never heard anyone in the US say "head-up" in this context. I think because here, "head's up" is already a common expression for "look up, dummy, something important/dangerous is happening in front of you."</p>Duncan Cragg commented on 'Virtual World Developers: Since Game Devs Already Solved The First-Time User Problem, Why Not Just Follow Their Lead?'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef0278803807a6200d2021-07-14T23:10:30Z2021-07-14T23:10:30ZDuncan CraggSorry to be anal, but unless you've got two heads, it's a "head-up display" :-D<p>Sorry to be anal, but unless you've got two heads, it's a "head-up display" :-D</p>