Crytek’s Ryse perfectly shows how next generation graphics can look like. Really breathtaking!

Much more screenshots are posted on Polycount Forums.

LEVEL-DESIGN.org News Roundup – Volume 10:

• Nyarlathotep by Tronyn – New Quake 1 SP level [CustomGamer Commentary] [func_msgboard Discussion]
• Horde of Zendar by Sock – New Quake 1 SP level [func_msgboard Discussion]
• Arbor Vitae In Motion – UDK scene by Helder Pinto and Philip Klevestav [YouTube Video]
• Interview: Thief Level Design [Total XBox Website]
• Darkroot Garden – Dark Souls Environment Presentation by Polygon Fragments [YouTube Video]
• CS:GO 6 Principles of Choke Point Level Design [World of Level Design Article]

That will be the last post this year, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

LEVEL-DESIGN.org News Roundup – Volume 9:

• Lighting in Gameplay – The Psychology of 3 Encounters [Jonathan Criner’s Blog]
• How To Design Gameplay Map Layouts (Complete In-Depth Guide) [World of Level Design Article]
• Overpass and Cobble Process [CS:GO Official Blog]
• What The Player Doesn’t Know – Horror Elements in Games [Solarix Blog]
• Nightmare: Malaria – Level Design Time-lapse [Vimeo Video]
• Blank Maps [Midnight Resistance Blog]

I was really busy in last weeks so I couldn’t post  regularly. Sorry for that,  here’s a pack of Level Art & Design news for you:

LEVEL-DESIGN.org News Roundup – Volume 8:

• LEVEL-DESIGN.org Reference Database Update  [Crysis 2, Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare]
• The Legacy of Fail: Gears of War 3 Level Design with Epic’s Jim Brown [G4TV Article]
• Level With Me, Thomas Grip (Creative Director at Frictional Games) [RPS Article]
• Level With Me, Liz Ryerson [RPS Article]
• Reaper of Souls™ First Look: Westmarch Level Design [Diablo 3 Blog]
• Mainframe Mayhem by FMX – Quake Level Design Commentary by Daz [Custom Gamer Video and func_msgboard Discussion]
• EverQuest Landmark Timelapse Video – Creating game environments from concept art [YouTube Video]
• Interview with Fredrik Henriksson, Level Designer at Alientrap Games [Interview]
• Developing a Level for Galactic Starfighter [Star Wars: The Old Republic Blog]
• Team Fortress 2: Density of Detailing [NoDraw Article]
• Level Design Iteration [Gamasutra Article]
• Deliberate Practice for Level Designers and Game Environment Artist [World of Level Design Article]
• Creating the World of Rayman: Legends [Ubisoft Blog]
• GDC 2014: Level Design In a Day Speakers list [Channie’s Tweet]
• Metro Inspired Environment in CryEngine [CryDev Blog]

Awesome series of Battleblock Theater Development articles. See how Level Designer works with new mechanics and gameplay design. The articles can be found on The Behemoth’s Blog: Part 1 and part 2.

If you thought it’s next-gen scene with all new shiny technology then I’m afraid you’re wrong. Arbor Vitae it’s a UDK scene by MapCore folks –  Helder Pinto and Philip Klevestav. Just watch:

More stuff on MapCore. If it’s still not enough, you should visit Helder’s and Philip’s portfolio websites.

Simon Barle, Foliage Artist from DICE shared on Polycount his environment work from Battlefield 4.

More screenshots here. Make sure to visit Simon’s portfolio website!

LEVEL-DESIGN.org News Roundup – Volume 7:

• PlanetPhillip’s AmbushVille Competition Released! [Blog Post]
• How Not To Build Map In 10 Days – Daz’s AmbushVille Retrospective [Blog Post]
• AmbushVille Levels  Walkthrough and Commentary by Custom Gamer [Athelstan] [Factory Condition]
• Dead City from Rage – Environment Presentation by Polygon Fragments [YouTube Video]
• Exclusive Interview with Phil Co, Level Designer at Valve [Interlopers Blog Post]

LEVEL-DESIGN.org News Roundup – Volume 6:

• The Depths from Dark Souls – Environment presentation by Polygon Fragments[YouTube Video]
• Procrastination Is Bad – A disease that touches most of the industry artists and designers, be aware! [Polycount Post]
• Valve Hammer Editor Mapping Survey – Interesting mappers survey results posted by Brian Riggsbee [Blog Post]
• In-Depth Look At Doom Episode 1 [Video Analysis]
• Level Design in Video Games – Article that explains what is Level Design and how it works, good for aspiring designers [Article]

LEVEL-DESIGN.org News Roundup – Volume 5:

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Trilogy Level Analysis – Nice level analysis posted on Russian blog about Level Design (thanks channie for the link) [Blog article]
• Mainframe Mayhem by mfx – New Quake 1 Single Player level [Download, Screenshots, Discussion on func_msgboard]
• Salvage Street Scene – CryEngine scene by kwshipman [CryDev news website]
• Unreal Engine 4 Visual Effects – Amazing presentation of special effects from UE4 [YouTube Video]
• Fort Ratsack by Biff Debris – Video Commentary by Daz [YouTube Video]
• Operation: Make Faster Game – Talking about optimization in PlanetSide 2, many cool hints about methods that can save memory [YouTube]