Level Design
Level design is the art of crafting immersive and engaging environments for video game players to explore. It’s a crucial aspect of game development, shaping the player’s experience and influencing their overall enjoyment of the game. Just as a skilled architect can transform a blank canvas into a stunning structure, a great level designer can bring virtual words to life to captivate and inspire their players.
Effective level design is about more than just creating pretty scenery. It’s about carefully balancing challenge, flow, and player engagement to create an unforgettable gaming experience. A well-designed level should immerse players in the game world, providing a sense of place and atmosphere that makes them feel like they’re actually part of the adventure.
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Level of Detail – Optimize Rendering Without Quality Loss
Games in 3D need a lot of resources to run properly. After all, assets with a lot of polygons can be very taxing for your system. The more they have, the more your computer needs to render. Game studios try to optimize their assets so that they have the least amount of faces possible. With… Read More…
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Cities Skylines 2 – Huge Performance Issues & Disappointed Fans
‘Cities Skylines’ is one of the best city building simulations in the past decade. No wonder that everyone who played the first game was looking forward to the second addition to the successful franchise. On 24th October 2023 it finally got released in various shops and the fans were eager to buy it. But even… Read More…
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The Lord of the Rings: Gollum – The Fall of Daedalic Entertainment
‘The Lord of the Rings: Gollum’ had been a very promising title when it was first announced in March 2019. It was a new and exciting concept revolving around one of the most iconic characters out of the LOTR universe: Gollum. Naturally people looked forward to the newest addition of the Middle-earth saga. Though they… Read More…
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Jump, Bounce, Win – Create The Perfect Platformer
Platforming games are for most of us one of the first introductions to Video Games. After all, who doesn’t know titles like ‘Super Mario’, ‘Crash Bandicoot’ or ‘Castlevania’? But mastering the art of creating a well-crafted platformer is a whole different topic. There is way more to developing a Jump ‘n’ Run than just letting… Read More…
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Understand Game Balancing: The Ying & Yang of Game Development
An unfair game, is never a fun game to play. No matter if it’s an RPG, a CCG or any form of competitive PvP. If you get the feeling that no matter how hard you try, you always struggle, then you’re going to put away the controller sooner or later. This is the reason why… Read More…
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From Concept to Console: The Power of Game Design Documents
Game development is a very complex and multifaceted process that involves numerous people working together to craft an interactive and immersive product. At the heart of this creative process lies a crucial piece that serves as the blueprint for the entire game: the Game Design Document (GDD). In this blog post, we’ll delve deep into… Read More…
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What is Level Design? – A Building Block for Level Creation
Guiding a player through the world, helping him reach his goals, creating levels that feel good and are fun to play.. This is what level design is all about. From blocking out the first stages to refining a players movement. All of that has to be considered while developing the different parts of your game.… Read More…
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What is Game Design? – The Art of Video Game Creation
Every game that gets released on one of the different platforms like PC, Sony PlayStation, Nintendo Switch & more had to be designed at some point. So what exactly is game design? How is it different from game development? All of this and more will be answered in the upcoming paragraphs where we talk about… Read More…
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What is a Game VFX Artist?
Just like in movies, games rely heavily on visual effects these days. It requires a lot of work & talent to implement such complicated elements into a game and to enhance the experience without crossing the technical limitations. We are going to show you what exactly a Game VFX Artist does and which skills you… Read More…
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What is a Level Designer?
Have you ever lost yourself in a fictional world, fighting enemies and collecting loot for hours on end just because it felt right? How can it be that you always seem to find your way through the level without the game telling you exactly what to look for? We’re going to show you what it… Read More…