Game Development Essentials: Game Level Design

Description

Learn how to design game levels for the next generation of game engines with Game Development Essentials: Game Level Design. This book takes the reader on a creative journey that starts at a conceptual beginning and arrives at a polished end. Through this journey, you will learn the process of designing compelling worlds that immerse the player in interactive environments created from your imagination. Visceral worlds that tell a story through their aesthetics are combined with a refined design that allows the player to flow through a level. Learn to draw inspiration from the world around you and translate your ideas into playable game worlds!

CONTENTS:

Part 1,Foundation

Chapter 1,History & Background:the World of the Level designer

Chapter 2,Conceptualization:spawning your imagination

Chapter 3,Paper Design:creating the level blueprint

Part II:Construction

Chapter 4,Blocking in:building a solid foundation

Chapter 5,Environmental Art:creating the illusion of life

Chapter 6,Asset Creation:structures,props & other objects

Chapter 7,Lighting & Effects:creating the atmosphere

Part III:Refinement

Chapter 8 Final Touches:scripting & polishing

Chapter 9,Games of Our Lives:the future of level design