Level Design Lobby - Reading Materials #61

New month, new ways to level up! I have collected more resources for us to enjoy & learn from so I hope you enjoy!  ----------------------------------------------------- Resources ----------------------------------------------------- Giving Effective Feedback Book: https://store.hbr.org/product/giving-effective-feedback-hbr-20-minute-manager-series/13999 99% Invisible City: https://99percentinvisible.org/book/  Unifying Vision: https://youtu.be/s13k_V6UV8Y?si=FV304Uj__H7_Z2Pd Silent Hill 2 Remake Design choices: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/fog-of-woe-what-the-silent-hill-2-remake-gets-right-about-immersing-players-in-its-world Deep Dive: Narrative of Slay the Princess: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/deep-dive-player-centered-narrative-design-in-slay-the-princess ---------------------------------------- Let's Design Books ------------------------------ Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS ----------------------------------- Contact Me ---------------------------------- Website: https://www.maxpears.com/​ Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears

Happy Halloween All,  I am very excited to talk about that of a horror game which released at the start of 2024 & what to take away from it. Silent Hill: A Short Message is not the perfect horror game, but has some great ideas which I was really impressed with. So let us sit down and discuss them.  ----------------------------- Let's Design Books ------------------------------ Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS ----------------------------------- Contact Me ---------------------------------- Website: https://www.maxpears.com/​ Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://x.com/MaxPears

Some incredible new resources out there for us all to learn from, so I wanted to share ones that I have enjoyed from the last month:  --------------------------------- Resources --------------------------------- Training Designers -  https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/training-the-game-designers-of-tomorrow-part-1-of-5- Level Design Course - https://youtu.be/ce4yNfn7GAc?si=eb_rEIga_JPtWTbf Power Progression In Games - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/power-progression-in-games-crafting-rewarding-player-experiences Allan Wake 2, Saga Anderson: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/why-remedy-entertainment-went-all-in-on-saga-anderson-in-i-alan-wake-2-i- Survival Guide for Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx_IWZHcqUA&ab_channel=GDC QA Career Path: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohp-aEEupBg&ab_channel=GDC ----------------------------- Let's Design Books ------------------------------ Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS ----------------------------------- Contact Me ---------------------------------- Website: https://www.maxpears.com/​ Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears

Myself & Jonny Wilson (Snr Level Designer) present our talk, as we discuss the challenges of contracting in Level Design & how we can quickly adapt per project. While also talking about how to best speed up/communicate with our own team members with other disciplines. (This is a talk, you can watch it online on the youtube page)  ----------------------------- Let's Design Books ------------------------------ Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS ----------------------------------- Contact - Jonny ------------------------------------ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Omnislash92 Email: [email protected] ----------------------------------- Contact - Me ------------------------------------ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.maxpears.com/

We talk A LOT about how to improve our skills, which could be through editor, theory  & communication. But we can also improve in other ways, by being creative in other ways. In this episode I talk about what I think are some handy & fun ways to improve.  ----------------------------- Let's Design Books ------------------------------ Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS ----------------------------------- Contact Me ---------------------------------- Website: https://www.maxpears.com/​ Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://x.com/MaxPears 

This show primarily foucses on that of Level and Game design, we have had many guests who are involved with other roles. In this ep we want to talk about how we communicate to one another in other disciplines.  Support the channel: https://www.patreon.com/leveldesignlobby ----------------------------- Let's Design Books ------------------------------ Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS ----------------------------------- Contact Me ---------------------------------- Website: https://www.maxpears.com/​ Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears

A start of a month, only means more materials I recommend for you all to check out!  --------------------------------- Resources --------------------------------- Dami Lee - Distrubing Prisons: https://youtu.be/Yfo21u8bf-o?feature=shared Emergent Tokyo: https://amzn.eu/d/8JPSebj Little Kitty Big City: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/how-little-kitty-big-city-was-designed-to-steal-hearts-and-fish Keyboard Design: https://youtu.be/FLdCY4pKNV0?feature=shared Shaping Interior Spaces:  https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/shaping-interior-space-bundle-book--studio-access-card-4th-revised-edition/roberto-j-rengel/book/9781501326707.html?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkdO0BhDxARIsANkNcrdc4F4v59n4aPDvTe6UUTWT_9oI9BFLZyMoF9-Xz68NHczh-q49ioIaAh-dEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds ----------------------------- Let's Design Books ------------------------------ Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS ----------------------------------- Contact Me ---------------------------------- Website: https://www.maxpears.com/​ Email: [email protected]

This episode I am joined by Lead Level Designer Leo Mah, who shares his journey to that of a Lead Designer. Breaking down what makes a good lead and work on his past projects. Support the show: http://bit.ly/33xpKbG ---------------------------------- Let's Design Books ----------------------------------- Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS ----------------------------------- Contact Leo Mah ----------------------------------- Website: https://www.leomah.com/ LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/leomah0308 --------------------------------- Contact Me ---------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears Website: https://www.maxpears.com/​ Email: [email protected] -----------------------------------

In this episode, I have taken a deep dive on of my favourite levels to play when growing up which was stealth levels. I was a huge fan of both MGS & Splinter Cell franchises, now we see some form of stealth in many of our games. So I wish to share some tips which I have learned over my time.  ----------------------------- Stealth Resources ---------------------------- Common Stealth Mistakes - https://youtu.be/ysXTQgHP-NY?feature=shared LD for Stealth Games - https://youtu.be/EIgwEZFEsB4?feature=shared ---------------------------- Let's Design Books ----------------------------------- Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS ----------------------------------- Contact Me ---------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears Website: https://www.maxpears.com/​ Email: [email protected] -----------------------------------

A month of incredible resources avalible for us to learn from, I share some of my fav over the month: ------------------------------------- Resources ------------------------------------- Research for Caraclismo: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/art/cataclismo-shows-how-devs-can-be-inspired-by-their-home-regions Cyberpunk GDC Talk: https://youtu.be/lXLRd5Kah-I LD of Bloodborne: https://youtu.be/mPHbokODbeM Colour Book: https://store.philamuseum.org/papier-tigre-color-inspiration-book-volume-i/ Fireside Chat: https://youtu.be/UlckHuZQpNo Let's Design Books ----------------------------------- Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS ----------------------------------- Contact Me ---------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears Website: https://www.maxpears.com/​ Email: [email protected] -----------------------------------