Fundamental Level Design and Analysis - A to B

This book provides a starting point for anyone interested in level and game design with zero prior knowledge. By analysing existing games and levels it introduces good design ideas and works towards communicating them in either design or practical methods.

List of contents

1. Identifying the Key Features of Level Design, 2. Abstraction of Level Analysis and Creation, 3. Methods of Deconstruction and Construction, 4. Advancing Designs, 5. Tricks of the Trade, 6. Let's Design - Side Scroller , 7. Let's Design - FPS , 8. Let's Design - Open World

About the author

Michael Beardwood is the course leader for Computer Games Design at Staffordshire University, one of the biggest games design courses in the UK, and has been teaching games design and tech for over a decade.

Summary

This book provides a starting point for anyone interested in level and game design with zero prior knowledge. By analysing existing games and levels it introduces good design ideas and works towards communicating them in either design or practical methods.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Beardwood, Michael (Staffordshire Univ. Beardwood
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032528717
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3252871-7
• No. of pages: 182
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Programming languages; COMPUTERS / Programming / Games, Games development & programming, Games development and programming, Digital Animation, COMPUTERS / Design, Graphics & Media / Video & Animation