Level Design Podcast

Level Design Podcast

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Level Design Podcast episodes

  • LD029 - Naughty Dog's Michael Barclay talks Blocktober

    In this episode,  Mark Drew (CMD:Studio) , Valentina Chrysostomou (CMD:Studio) and Rob McLachlan (The Chinese Room) block out some time to chat with Naughty Dog's Game Designer Michael Barclay (@motleygrue), the man behind the #blocktober community! See more at @blocktoberld

    You can follow our antics over on Twitter. Check out @leveldesignfm

    Presented by Mark Drew (@markdrew) , Jonathon Wilson (@omnislash92), Valentina Chrysostomou (@ValentinaChrys) and Rob McLachlan (@RMMcLachlan)

    This has been a CMD:Studio production. Our editor is Matthew Lever @matthewlever. 

    50 min
  • LD028 - Jonathon Wilson from Hangar 13

    In this episode, Mark Drew (CMD:Studio) , Valentina Chrysostomou (CMD:Studio) and Rob McLachlan (The Chinese Room) put the spotlight onto one of our very own: Jonathon Wilson from Hangar 13!

    You can follow our antics over on Twitter. Check out @leveldesignfm

    Presented by Mark Drew (@markdrew) , Jonathon Wilson (@omnislash92), Valentina Chrysostomou (@ValentinaChrys) and Rob McLachlan (@RMMcLachlan)

    This has been a CMD:Studio production. Our editor is Matthew Lever @matthewlever. This episode was produced by the awesome Ash Rose (@FakeAnimeGeek).

    52 min
  • LD027 - Halloween Surprise!

    In this episode, Mark Drew (CMD:Studio) , Valentina Chrysostomou (CMD:Studio) , Jonathon Wilson (Hangar 13) and Rob McLachlan (The Chinese Room) return with a sneaky second Halloween episode!

    We talk about the east vs west differences in horror games, 90’s films and games.

    Show Notes:

    Dread X Collection: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1296510/Dread_X_Collection/

    Creating Horror through Level Design https://jaredemitchell.com/articles/creating-horror-through-level-design/

    You can follow our antics over on Twitter. Check out @leveldesignfm

    Presented by Mark Drew (@markdrew) , Jonathon Wilson (@omnislash92), Valentina Chrysostomou (@ValentinaChrys) and Rob McLachlan (@RMMcLachlan)

    This has been a CMD:Studio production. Our editor is Matthew Lever @matthewlever. This episode was produced by the awesome Ash Rose (@FakeAnimeGeek).

    52 min
  • LD026 - Halloween Special

    In this episode, Mark Drew (CMD:Studio) , Valentina Chrysostomou (CMD:Studio) , Jonathon Wilson (Hangar 13) and Rob McLachlan (The Chinese Room) delve deep into all things scary in games! We discuss the first games that scared us and trends in remaking horror games. 

    You can follow our antics over on Twitter. Check out @leveldesignfm

    Presented by Mark Drew (@markdrew) , Jonathon Wilson (@omnislash92), Valentina Chrysostomou (@ValentinaChrys) and Rob McLachlan (@RMMcLachlan)

    This has been a CMD:Studio production. Our editor is Matthew Lever @matthewlever. This episode was produced by the awesome Ash Rose (@FakeAnimeGeek).

    59 min
  • LD025 - AI and Aliens with Tommy Thompson

    In this episode we sit down with the creator of the AI and Games YouTube Documentary channel, Dr Tommy Thompson (https://twitter.com/get_tuda_choppa). We take a look at how AI plays a role in some of your favourite titles, discuss alien tails and more!

    Want to learn more about AI and Games? Take a look right here!: https://www.youtube.com/c/AIGamesSeries and https://www.aiandgames.com/

    Some of the talks we chatted about on the episode:

    - Alen Ladavac - Taking CI and automated testing seriously - WebCamp Zagreb 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGIvWT-NBHk&ab_channel=WebCampZagreb

    - The AI of Alien: Isolation | AI and Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt1XmiDwxhY&ab_channel=AIandGames


    Thank you to all our listeners and supporters!

    You can follow our antics over on Twitter. Check out @leveldesignfm

    Presented by Mark Drew (@markdrew) , Jonathon Wilson (@omnislash92), Valentina Chrysostomou (@ValentinaChrys) and Rob McLachlan (@RMMcLachlan)

    This has been a CMD:Studio production. Our editor is Matthew Lever @matthewlever. This episode was produced by the awesome Ash Rose (@FakeAnimeGeek).

    48 min
  • LD024 - EGX Digital 2020 / Level Design Secrets Panel

    In this episode we share the secrets of Level Design in our latest panel at EGX Digital 2020! Join us as we start to unravel the world of Level Design!

    Thank you to all our listeners and supporters!

    You can follow our antics over on Twitter. Check out @leveldesignfm

    Presented by Mark Drew (@markdrew) , Jonathon Wilson (@omnislash92), Valentina Chrysostomou (@ValentinaChrys) and Rob McLachlan (@RMMcLachlan)

    This has been a CMD:Studio production. Our editor is Matthew Lever . This episode was produced by the awesome Ash Rose (@FakeAnimeGeek).

    46 min
  • LD023 - Let's talk Unreal and more with Steve Streeting!

    In this episode we chat with the fantastic Steve Streeting about Unreal, Open source and more!

    Thank you to all our listeners and supporters!

    You can follow our antics over on Twitter. Check out @leveldesignfm

    Presented by Mark Drew (@markdrew) , Jonathon Wilson (@omnislash92), Valentina Chrysostomou (@ValentinaChrys) and Rob McLachlan (@RMMcLachlan)

    This has been a CMD:Studio production. Our editor is Matthew Lever . This episode was produced by the awesome Ash Rose (@FakeAnimeGeek).

    55 min
  • LD022 - Let's talk Dreams PS4 and The Last of Us with Media Molecule's Peter Field!

    In this episode we chat with Media Molecule's Principal Designer Peter Field and discuss Dreams PS4, The Last of Us and more! 


    Thank you to all our listeners and supporters! 

    You can follow our antics over on Twitter. Check out @leveldesignfm  


    Presented by Mark Drew (@markdrew) , Jonathon Wilson (@omnislash92), Valentina Chrysostomou (@ValentinaChrys) and Rob McLachlan (@RMMcLachlan)   


    This has been a CMD:Studio production. Our editor is Matthew Lever . This episode was produced by the awesome Ash Rose (@FakeAnimeGeek).

    49 min
  • LD021 - The Division and "Let's Design: Combat" Book with Max Pears

    In this episode we get the team together to chat with the lovely Max Pears, Level Designer at CD Projekt Red. We delve into his previous work on The Division, what it takes to park a car correctly and more importantly his new book called "Let's Design: Combat!"


    You can grab a copy of the book here: 

    Ebook - https://bit.ly/2WvrTUR

    Physical Book - https://bit.ly/3fBQ2k9

    Thank you to all our listeners and supporters!

    You can follow our antics over on Twitter. Check out @leveldesignfm

    Presented by Mark Drew (@markdrew) , Jonathon Wilson (@omnislash92), Valentina Chrysostomou (@ValentinaChrys) and Rob McLachlan (@RMMcLachlan)

    This has been a CMD:Studio production. Our editor is Matthew Lever . This episode was produced by the awesome Ash Rose (@FakeAnimeGeek).

    47 min
  • LD020 - Off Grid, hacking and more with Rich Metson

    In this episode we sit down with Rich Metson to discuss their latest project / game Off Grid, hacking and more in this special one-on-one interview! 

    Thank you to all our listeners and supporters!

    You can follow our antics over on Twitter. Check out @leveldesignfm

    Presented by Mark Drew (@markdrew) , Jonathon Wilson (@omnislash92), Valentina Chrysostomou (@ValentinaChrys) and Rob McLachlan (@RMMcLachlan)

    This has been a CMD:Studio production. Our editor is Matthew Lever . This episode was produced by the awesome Ash Rose (@FakeAnimeGeek).

    40 min

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