Kremers Level Design

Concept, Theory, and Practice
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4398-7695-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 408 Seiten

Good or bad level design can make or break any game, so it is surprising how little reference material exists for level designers. Beginning level designers have a limited understanding of the tools and techniques they can use to achieve their goals, or even define them. This book is the first to use a conceptual and theoretical foundation to build such a set of practical tools and techniques. It is tied to no particular technology or genre, so it will be a useful reference for many years to come. Kremers covers many concepts universal to level design, such as interactivity, world building, immersion, sensory perception, pace, and more, and he shows how to apply these concepts in practical ways, with many examples from real games.

Zielgruppe

Game design professionals, undergraduate students, teachers, and amateurs/hobbyists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kremers, Rudolf

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Interaktionsdesign für Computerspiele
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Spiele-Programmierung, Rendering, Animation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction to Level Design
Game Design vs. Level Design
Teaching Mechanisms
Level Design Goals and Hierarchies
Level Design Structure and Methodology
Single-Player vs. Multiplayer Considerations
Towards a Shared Grammer for Level

Emotional Feedback Systems
Reward Systems
Immersion
Negative Emotions

Game Environments
Visual Experiences
Audio Design

Game Stories
Story and Narrative

Designing Gameplay
World Building
Puzzles
Artificial Intelligence
Challenge

Final Thoughts
Considering the Future