Level Design Lobby

By Max PearsLeisure Video Games Games

Level Design Lobby episodes

August 03, 2021 Level Design Lobby - Reading Materials #43
Starting Aug off with a bang! New month, new resources for us to all learn & grow from! Here are some of my fav resources of this past month.

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Resources

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Binger or Drifter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIDc_g7hydY

Naughty Dog Guitar - https://gamasutra.com/view/news/385591/How_Naughty_Dog_prototyped_the_interactive_guitar_in_The_Last_of_Us_Part_II.php

Jason Lee Interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a6GgqH0iUE

Master Shots - https://www.amazon.com/Master-Shots-Vol-2nd-Techniques/dp/1615930876

UI Fundamentals - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swsMtoUDH8g

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Level 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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July 27, 2021 Level Design Lobby - Atomhawk #101
Very very excited to be joined by the kind-hearted Justine from Atomhawk, as she informs us all about Atomhawk's art competition 'The Return' in which you have a chance to enter, and to win some great prizes.

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The Return Competition Details

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Brief - https://atomhawk.com/thereturn

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Sponsor - GameTextures

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Level 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

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July 19, 2021 Level Design Lobby - Ep 100: Jason Lee, Infinite Fleet #100
A great honor as we are joined by Cheif Creative Officer at Pixelmatic, Jason Lee to talk about their game Infinite Fleet. We discuss the design decisions they have made and what goes through the mechanics and level design with such a giant project. Please Support: http://bit.ly/33xpKbG

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Sponsor - GameTextures

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Contact Jason Lee

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-lee-b270a44/

Pixelmatic - https://pixelmatic.com/

Infinite Fleet - https://infinitefleet.com/

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July 16, 2021 Level Design Lobby: Fire Side LD Chat Jonny Wilson #99
Jonny was kind enough to invite me to collaborate with him on a talk about our time in level design. This was for EGX Rezzed 2021, we hope you enjoy it.

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Link: https://gametextures.com/

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Level Design Books

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

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

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Contact - Jonny

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Twitter - https://twitter.com/Omnislash92

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July 06, 2021 Level Design Lobby - Reading Materials #42
The start of the month means more incredible resources for us all to checkout and great resources to learn from!!

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Sponsor - GameTextures

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Link: https://gametextures.com/

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Resources

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Resource 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGyx-G4HPnc Resource 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcyrrTud3x4 Resource 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0-ddTqz0XE&list=RDCMUC0JB7TSe49lg56u6qH8y_MQ&start_radio=1

Resource 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol_Estszew0

Resource 5 - https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/197132/QA_Learning_from_Shadowrun_Returns_Kickstarter_success.php

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June 29, 2021 Level Design Lobby: Game Design w/ Jamie Smith #98
I sit down with Lead Game Designer Jamie Smith to talk about game design, what he has learned through his career, and how he tries to teach it to Jrs. As well as talking bout his most recent title Hood: Outlaw & Legends.

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

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Contact - Jamie

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Twitter - https://twitter.com/smithst0ck

Website - https://www.jamiesmith.dev/

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June 22, 2021 Level Design Lobby - Design Portfolios: Q&A#18
We get a chance to sit down with all of you lovely designers and answer your questions! Dan joins us as the question master as we try to help you through your incredible journey as LDs. Ask Questions Via: http://bit.ly/33xpKbG

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June 08, 2021 Level Design Lobby: Blockout Tips #97
In this episode, I go through some of the tips to help make a readable and understandable Blockout. Things that I have learned throughout my journey as an LD, hopefully, it will help you as well. Join the community: http://bit.ly/33xpKbG

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June 01, 2021 Level Design Lobby - Reading Materials #41
New month, new resources for all of us to grow and learn from. I recommend to all of you incredible game gurus some resources which have inspired and helped me improve as an LD

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Resources

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Amin, Camping - https://twitter.com/aminmontaze/status/1383590240879669259?s=20

Shot Deck - https://shotdeck.com/

Resident Evil 8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6qHlFZ3S3s

Level Design Podcast - https://anchor.fm/leveldesign/episodes/LD036---Gone-Home--Tacoma-and-more-with-Steve-Gaynor-esn5t9

Game Design Deep Dive - https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/228326/Game_Design_Deep_Dive_How_Rogue_Legacy_handles_tutorials_without_being_boring.php

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May 25, 2021 Level Design Lobby - Cinematography: Q&A#17
We get a chance to sit down with all of you lovely designers and answer your questions! Dan joins us as the question master as we try to help you through your incredible journey as LDs.

Ask Questions Via: http://bit.ly/33xpKbG

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Rodger Deakins Podcast - https://teamdeakins.libsyn.com/

Camera Shots - https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/types-of-camera-shot-angles-in-film/

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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.