Hello!
It’s starting to be a tradition to post news every few months. I’d love to post more but I literally have no time, even for “patrolling” the websites where interesting level art or design content might appear. Anyway, I’m looking for contributors so if you have a bit of time and you’re checking some game dev websites regularly, swing by my email and let me know if you got any interesting design stuff. Maybe there’s a way we could post it here.
Second thing is that I’m looking for a better website engine, something like a simple Article Directory with tags, categories, latest updates page etc. do you know any?
One more thing! I’ve created a LEVEL-DESIGN.org Steam group. Feel free to join!
Cheers and enjoy the update, thanks for showing up on the website! :)
Mateusz Piaskiewicz
LEVEL-DESIGN.org News Roundup – Volume 42
Articles:
- MapCore: Arcane Dimensions: A New Quake World
- MapCore: Creative Airlocking: streaming in action games
- MapCore: Dynamic Levels – In Payday 2 and Beyond
- Why Dishonored 2 allows you to skip its finest content
- Jungle Gyms (Playgrounds) Real-Life Level Design
- The Brilliance of Super Mario Run
- Dreadlog: The Challenges of Level Design
- Military Science for Game Developers
- Shadowrun Level Editor: Branching Discussions and Questioning
- Take a look behind-the-scenes with design documents from The Legend of Zelda!
- The Best Levels of 2016
- The Making of Sapienza, Hitman’s Best Level
Tutorials:
Tools:
Videos:
- GDC ’16: A Geographer’s Guide to Building Game Worlds
- GDC ’16: Empowering The Player: Level Design in N++
- GDC ’16: Manifold Garden: Level Design in Impossible Geometry
- GDC ’15: Sunset Overdrive: Transitioning from Linear to Open World Design
- In Praise of Prague (and other small worlds)
- Castle Valley Speed Level Design – Unreal Engine 4
- Half-Life: Smart Decoy – In Depth Analysis Playthrough – Classic of the Month
- World of Warcraft: Level Design Panel
LEVEL-DESIGN.org Reference Database Updates:
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (MP) (Custom Maps)
- Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
- Batman: Arkham Origins
- BioShock Remastered
- Destiny
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
- Dishonored 2
- Fallout 4
- Hitman
- Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst
- Ratchet & Clank
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
- Titanfall 2
- Tomb Raider
- Watch Dogs 2