Level Design Podcast

In this episode we sit down with Level Designer Mette Andersen to discuss their work on the infamous IOI Hitman Series and get to know Agent 47 a little better!

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 Ash Rose (@Fake_Anime_Geek).

In this episode we sit down with Lead Level Designer Steve Lee to discuss their work on Bioshock Infinite, Dishonored 2, John Wick and more!

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

Works and Games we covered in this episode!:

An Approach to Holistic Level Design 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpOoTAVeEcU

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 Ash Rose (@Fake_Anime_Geek).

In this episode we sit down to discuss our gaming and episode highlights during what was the strangest year we've ever experienced, what lies ahead for the Level Design Podcast team and more!

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

Works and Games we covered in this episode!:

Works

EGX Digital 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvOJMSW8I1E

Thoughts Blog

https://valentinachrys.wixsite.com/thoughts

Games 

The Night Fisherman

https://farfewgiants.itch.io/night-fisherman

The Solitaire Conspiracy

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1424980/The_Solitaire_Conspiracy/

The Pathless

https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/games/the-pathless/

Spiritfarer

https://thunderlotusgames.com/spiritfarer/

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 Ash Rose (@Fake_Anime_Geek).

In this episode we sit down with the author behind An Architectural Approach to Level Design, Game Designer Chris Totten (@Totter87) to discuss their latest works, teaching level design and more!

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

Works and Games we covered in this episode!:

Written works

An Architectural Approach to Level Design

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Architectural-Approach-Level-Design/dp/1466585412

Level Design: Processes and Experiences

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Level-Design-Experiences-Christopher-Totten/dp/1498745059

Recommended works

Pattern Language for Game Design - Christopher Barney

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pattern-Language-Game-Design

Latest Projects

La Mancha

https://www.pfbstudios.com/games/la-mancha/

Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends

https://www.pfbstudios.com/games/little-nemo/

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 Ash Rose (@Fake_Anime_Geek).

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. 

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).