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Game Development Essentials: An Introduction Third Edition Chapter 7 Levels 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
Game Development Essentials: An Introduction Third Edition
Chapter 7 Levels 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?
Structure Objectives Sony Online Entertainment Free Realms
Structure Flow Sony Computer Entertainment America God of War III
Structure Duration Nintendo Wario Land: Shake It!
Structure Availability Nintendo Wii Sports Resort
Structure Relationship Global Agenda Mission Selection (above) Desert & Water Missions (right) All images Hi-Rez Studios
Structure Progression Diagram by Per Olin
Time Authentic Blizzard World of Warcraft
Time Limited XxSugarLoveX (Photobucket) FarmVille
Time Variable Electronic Arts Ultima Online
Time Player-Adjusted Electronic Arts Madden NFL 11
Time Altered Ubisoft Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Space Perspective & Camera Omnipresent Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation Halo Wars
Space Perspective & Camera Aerial (Top-Down) Take-Two Interactive Railroad Tycoon 3
Space Perspective & Camera Isometric Ubisoft Anno 1404
Space Perspective & Camera Side-Scrolling (or Flat/Side-View) Take-Two Interactive Nintendo Shadow Complex New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Space Terrain & Materials Sony Computer Entertainment America Nintendo Killzone 2 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Space Radiosity & Effects Rake In Grass Games Jets ’N’ Guns Gold
Space Scale Muzzy Lane Sony Online Entertainment Making History II: The War of the World EverQuest II
Space Boundaries Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation Flight Simulator X: Acceleration
Space Realism Take-Two Interactive Major League Baseball 2K11
Space Style Sony Computer Entertainment America Capcom Flower Resident Evil 5
Summary ■ Level Design ■ Structure ■ Time ■ Space ■ Space & Time: Levels, Gameplay & Story
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