Jason Ely on 'gumps' in U7

[wintermute_turing_ai]

Interesting blogitem from Jason Ely (of several Origin-developed games) here, on how the "Gump" interface system came to be:

http://www.stygianworlds.com/Blog.asp

[drcode]

Thanks for the link. I don't know where they came up with the word "gump", but it was a character (the flying couch) in "The Land of Oz".

[Dominus]

indeed!

(from the comic "Marvel Treasury of Oz")

[Neutronium Dragon]

I vaguely recall Mike McShaffrey (if I'm even spelling his name right anymore) mentioning that it was used as an acronym. (Presumably graphical something something something.) I think he was credited as the "gumpmeister" on at least one of the U7s.

Neutronium Dragon

[artaxerxes]

alright, let's do a contest! ETA: Expand the acronym!

GUMP: Graphical User Managed Profile

Artaxerxes

[DarkAvatar]

lol nice.... heres what I think it is
G-Graphic
U-Unit
M-Managing
P-Program

sort of like the one that Artaxerxes said lol... oh well some one will do better than I did..

[nadir]

GUMP = Graphical User Menu Pop-Up

[marzo]

GUMP = Graphical User Menu Pop-Up

Someone has been looking in acronymfinder (http://www.acronymfinder.com)

[HellRazor Dragon]

Guardian
Uses
My
Paperdoll