Lecture Game design: Level design - Ho Dac Hung

LEVEL DESIGN

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DEFINITIONS
 Rounds
 Waves
 Stage
 Acts and Chapters
 Maps

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DEFINITIONS

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THEME - OUTER SPACE

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THEME – FIRE/ICE

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THEME –

DUNGEON/CAVERN/TOMB

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THEME – FACTORY

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THEME – JUNGLE

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THEME – SPOOKY/
HAUNTED HOUSE/GRAVEYARD

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THEME – PIRATE

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THEME – GRITTY URBAN

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THEME – SPACE STATION

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THEME – SEWER

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THE NAME GAME
 Keep the name to eight characters max.
 Players don’t see the file names, so you don’t

have to be witty.
 For more complex titles, use abbreviated text.
 Make sure your naming conventions don’t
overlap.
 Organize your levels.

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LEVEL NAME
 Functional
 Location
 Descriptive
 Punny

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MAPPING THE WORLD

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FORESHADOWING

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GOAL SETTING
 Escape/survive
 Explore
 Educate
 Provide a moral

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REUSE

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