Level Design Lobby

By Max PearsLeisure Video Games Games

Level Design Lobby episodes

January 25, 2022 Level Design Lobby - Creative Director Ken Wong #116
A personal fav episode of mine as I am joined by the incredible and personal friend of mine Ken Wong. He has had an fascinating journey throughout his career. We talk about how he got started to where he is now, along with his work on my personal favorite game he made 'Florance'. Please Support http://bit.ly/33xpKbG ---------------------------------- LDL - Store Store-https://bit.ly/39BakJD ----------------------------------- Let's Design Books ----------------------------------- Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS -----------------------------------Contact Ken ----------------------------------- Twitter - https://twitter.com/kenwongart Website - http://kenart.net/ -----------------------------------------Contact Me ---------------------------------------------

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January 18, 2022 Level Design Lobby - Applying For Jobs #115
In this episode, I answer some common questions I am asked when it comes to the application process for LD roles. I talk about what to expect, how best to tackle each stage. Please Support http://bit.ly/33xpKbG ------------------------------------- LDL - Store Store-https://bit.ly/39BakJD -------------------------------------- Let's Design Books -------------------------------------- Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS -----------------------------------------Salaries in the UK https://www.skillsearch.com/assets/Games_and_Interactive_Salary_and_Satisfaction_Survey_2021.pdf ----------------------------------------- Contact Me --------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears Website: https://www.maxpears.com/ Email: [email protected] ----------------------------------------------
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January 11, 2022 Level Design Lobby - Shane Canning #115
Had an absolute pleasure to have such a skilled and kind level designer who is always willing to share his knowledge and time with anyone, Senior Level Designer Shane Canning. Please Support http://bit.ly/33xpKbG ------------------------------------- LDL - Store Store - https://bit.ly/39BakJD -------------------------------------- Let's Design Books -------------------------------------- Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS ----------------------------------------- Contact Shane ---------------------------------------- Twitter - https://twitter.com/Zerocool1000 Website - https://www.shanecanninglevel.com/ ----------------------------------------- Contact Me -----------------------------------------

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January 05, 2022 Level Design Lobby - Open World Design #114
Absolute blast having a big member of the LD community join me Snr Level Designer from Massive Julius. Julius has had an incredible career working on many games, formerly a lead level designer yet his passion is on the Open World Design of levels. Please Support http://bit.ly/33xpKbG ------------------------------------- LDL - Store Store - https://bit.ly/39BakJD -------------------------------------- Let's Design Books -------------------------------------- Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS ----------------------------------------- Contact Julius ----------------------------------------- Twitter - https://twitter.com/notimetoulose Website - https://iuliu-cosmin-oniscu.medium.com/ ----------------------------------------- Contact Me --------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears Website: https://www.maxpears.com/ Email: [email protected] ----------------------------------------------
53 min
December 15, 2021 Level Design Lobby - Valorant Level Design #113
It is part two of our mini-series with the incredible Mike Gonthier, level designer at Riot Games. He re-joins us to talk more about his experience and his approach to crafting levels. Please Support http://bit.ly/33xpKbG ------------------------------------- LDL - Store Store - https://bit.ly/39BakJD -------------------------------------- Let's Design Books -------------------------------------- Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS ----------------------------------------- Contact Mike ----------------------------------------- Twitter - https://twitter.com/gonthiermike Website - http://mikegonthier.com/ ----------------------------------------- Contact Me --------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears Website: https://www.maxpears.com/ Email: [email protected] ----------------------------------------------
34 min
December 08, 2021 Level Design Lobby - Halo Level Design #112
Today's guest is the experienced Mike Gonthier Level Designer at Riot games who breaks down his career as well tips that has helped to guide him through his career which you can apply to your own. Please Support http://bit.ly/33xpKbG ------------------------------------- LDL - Store Store - https://bit.ly/39BakJD -------------------------------------- Let's Design Books -------------------------------------- Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS -----------------------------------------Contact Mike ----------------------------------------- Twitter - https://twitter.com/gonthiermike Website - http://mikegonthier.com/ ----------------------------------------- Contact Me --------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears Website: https://www.maxpears.com/ Email: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------- #LevelDesign #GameDesign #Podcast
44 min
December 01, 2021 Level Design Lobby - Level Design Practices #111
Joined by the extremely humble and ever-energetic Willem Kranendonk Level Designer over at Zynga. We talk about his design process as well as his work on Knockout City. Please Support http://bit.ly/33xpKbG --------------------------------------------------- Game Texutres -----------------------------------------------------Link: https://gametextures.com/ Discount Code: Level99 --------------------------------------------------------- Let's Design Books---------------------------------------------------------- Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS ---------------------------------------------------------- Contact Willem --------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/willem567 Website: https://www.willemkranendonk.com/ ------------------------------------------------------Contact Me ---------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears Website: https://www.maxpears.com/ Email: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------
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November 23, 2021 Level Design Lobby - Game Driector Liam Edwards #110
Joined by a good friend and great designer Liam Edwards as we talk about his career path as well as designing for video games and our train of thought as we design.

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witter - https://twitter.com/LiamBME

Cursed To Golf - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1726120/Cursed_to_Golf/

Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-sons/id1326373561

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Let's Design Books

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears

Website: https://www.maxpears.com/

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November 16, 2021 Level Design Lobby - Advice for aspiring LDs #109
I was inspired to create this episode because of the great video by Mr Steve Lee - shorturl.at/pEGKM

As he discusses his thoughts on how portfolios and tech have changed the way aspiring LDs apply for work. I decided I would add my two cents to this and hopefully have some helpful suggestions.

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Let's Design Books

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Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD

Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS

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Contact Me

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears

Website: https://www.maxpears.com/

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November 09, 2021 Level Design Lobby - Reading Materials #46
Back for another great episode in which I discuss some of the incredible resources out there which I think would help anyone looking to learn more about level design.

Support the show: http://bit.ly/33xpKbG

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Game Texutres

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Link: https://gametextures.com/

Discount Code: Level99

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Let's Design Books

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Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD

Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS

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Resources

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Tim Does Level Design - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMVnrbU0mIY&ab_channel=timdoesleveldesign

Rules of Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkBy11yg0SM&ab_channel=RulesOfPlay

Game Dev Garden - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUnYt1iRrik&ab_channel=GameDevGarden

Steve Lee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T73pq9YcOE&ab_channel=SteveLee%28TalkingaboutLevelDesign%29

Level Design Fire side chat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlckHuZQpNo&ab_channel=LevelDesignLobby

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About Level Design Lobby

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The Level Design Lobby, breaks down game and level design techniques, showing how they are used within games, as well as how we can improve upon them. It also shares reading material to its audience, while providing interviews with industry professionals.