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Author(s): Ed Byrne
ISBN(s): 9781584503699, 1584503696
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 204.04 MB
Year: 2004
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1584503696

ISBN 13: 9781584503699

Author: Ed Byrne

As a level designer in the game industry you can determine exactly what the player sees, hears, and feels in the game. The reward of seeing your game on a store shelf or hearing people talk about one of your levels is an incredibly fulfilling experience. If this is a path you want to take, Game Level Design will show you the way.This book is about the fundamentals of level design: it teaches you common procedures for designing, drafting, and creating interactive environments for games. It explains what level design is, where it came from, and, most important, how to plan, design, and construct levels professionally for modern-day computer and video games. Throughout the book, practical explanations and demonstrations use the basic, advanced, and real-world techniques needed to create game levels for hit titles. It also uses historical examples, interviews with outstanding level designers, and a focus on professional level design, to teach game developers of all levels, from amateur “mod” mappers to seasoned multi-title veterans, how to implement these techniques into your own projects. Although the content in the book uses many examples from popular genres, such as first-person shooters (FPS), action adventures, and real-time strategy (RTS) games, the approach is designed to teach level design as a genre- and platform-independent craft. All games need to take place in environments, and by extension, the rules of level design apply to all games to some degree, so with the skills and techniques you learn here, you’ll be ready for any level challenge.

Table of contents: 

Introduction to Level Design

Game Design

Level Designers

Anatomy of Level Design

Defining Levels

Brief History of Levels

Interview with Richard “Levelord” Gray of Ritual Entertainment

Building a Simple Level

Level Design Building Blocks

Concept Development

Environment Creation

Determining Challenge Mechanics

Summary

Team Roles and the Pipeline

Development Teams

Management Roles

Design Roles

Art Roles

Programming Roles

Audio Roles

Team Setup

The Pipeline

Interview with Hayden Wilkinson of KnowWonder Digital Mediaworks

Basic Level Design Theory

What Makes the Level Fun

Player Ergonomics

Level Flow

Aesthetic Rhythm

Difficulty Balancing

Wow Factor

Hooks

Summary

Interview with Dream Smith of Griptonite Games

Refining the Player Experience

Creating a Level Abstract

Connectivity and Defining Boundaries

Flow Versus Freedom

Gameplay Narrative

Designing Ingredients

Creating Tension

Lighting

Music and Sound

Risks and Rewards

Scripted Gameplay

Summary

Interview with Harvey Smith

Common Level Design Limitations

Technical Limitations

Environmental Limitations

Constraints in Licensed Games

Summary

Designing and Documenting the Level

Game Metrics

Brainstorming and Idea Generation

Creating a Paper Design

Supporting Documents

Reviews and Revisions

Summary

Interview with Ian Fischer of Ensemble Studios

Using a Level Editor: Building a 3D Space in UnrealEd

Installing and Opening the Editor

Starting a New Map

Viewing the Level in UnrealEd

Working with Level Geometry

Placing Actors

Testing the Level

Loading Textures

Summary

Building the Level Part 1: Basic Building Techniques

The Whitebox Process

Scale and Volume

Popular Level Building Approaches

Optimization Techniques

Test Your Work Constantly

Summary

Interview with Lee Perry of Epic Games

Building the Level Part 2: Visual Design

Structure and Beauty

The Style Guide

Texturing

Lighting

Placing Props

Additional Visual Elements

Summary

Interview with Mathieu Bérubé of Ubisoft Entertainment, Inc.

Building the Level Part 3: Theme, Investment, and Atmosphere

Theme and Style

Natural Elements

Sound and Music

Lighting

Player Investment

Atmosphere

Summary

Interview with Rich Carlson of Digital Eel

A Case Study: The CIA Level from Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell

Introduction to Splinter Cell

The Team

The Pipeline

Creating the Level Design Structure

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