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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