game development essentials: an introduction third edition
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Game Development Essentials: An Introduction Third Edition. Chapter 7 Levels creating the world. ■What is level design and how is it related to gameplay? ■What is the importance of the structural features of game worlds—such as duration, availability, relationship, and progression? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Game Development Essentials: An Introduction
Third Edition
Chapter 7Levels
creating the world
Key Chapter Questions ■ What is level design and how is it related to gameplay?
■ What is the importance of the structural features of game worlds—such as duration, availability, relationship, and progression?
■ What is the importance of the temporal features of game worlds—such as authentic, variable, player-adjusted, and altered?
■ What is the importance of the spatial features of game worlds—such as perspective, scale, and boundaries?
■ How are reality and style achieved in a game environment?
StructureObjectives
Free Realms
Sony Online Entertainment
StructureFlow
God of War III
Sony Computer Entertainment America
StructureDuration
Wario Land: Shake It!
Nintendo
StructureAvailability
Wii Sports Resort
Nintendo
StructureRelationship
Global AgendaMission Selection (above)
Desert & Water Missions (right)All images Hi-Rez Studios
StructureProgression
Diagram by Per Olin
TimeAuthentic
World of Warcraft
Blizzard
TimeLimited
FarmVille
XxSugarLoveX (Photobucket)
TimeVariable
Ultima Online
Electronic Arts
TimePlayer-Adjusted
Madden NFL 11
Electronic Arts
TimeAltered
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Ubisoft
SpacePerspective & Camera
Omnipresent
Halo Wars
Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation
SpacePerspective & Camera
Aerial (Top-Down)
Railroad Tycoon 3
Take- Two Interactive
SpacePerspective & Camera
Isometric
Anno 1404
Ubisoft
SpacePerspective & Camera
Side-Scrolling (or Flat/Side-View)
Shadow Complex New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Take- Two Interactive Nintendo
SpaceTerrain & Materials
Killzone 2 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Sony Computer Entertainment America Nintendo
SpaceRadiosity & Effects
Jets ’N’ Guns Gold
Rake In Grass Games
SpaceScale
Making History II: The War of the World EverQuest II
Muzzy Lane Sony Online Entertainment
SpaceBoundaries
Flight Simulator X: Acceleration
Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation
SpaceRealism
Major League Baseball 2K11
Take- Two Interactive
SpaceStyle
Flower Resident Evil 5
Sony Computer Entertainment America Capcom
Summary
■ Level Design
■ Structure
■ Time
■ Space
■ Space & Time: Levels, Gameplay & Story