Learn the ART of Level Design

🎮 Learn the ART of Level Design: A Comprehensive Online Course with Kevin Oxland

**WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO LEARN: Elevate your video game level design skills to a professional level. Understanding game design is crucial, but to truly stand out, you must be able to create and showcase your own levels. With over 30 years of game development expertise and a wealth of knowledge from his art and game design background, Kevin Oxland will guide you through the process of building your own game-ready levels from conception to completion.

Course Overview:

• Foundation Skills: Start with the basics of bubble diagrams and hand sketching to quickly iterate your ideas.
• 3D Environment Creation: Move into creating a 3D game environment within Unity, utilizing ProBuilder and Pro Grids for precise level creation.
• Design and Storytelling: Explore the emotional impact and narrative elements of level design that captivate players.
• Design Principles: Master over 30 essential level design techniques used by top professionals in AAA games.
• Iterative Process: Learn how to build a level, install a character controller, and see your work from the player's perspective to understand the iterative nature of level design.

**DESIGN / STORY / EMOTION: Diving deeper into the course, you'll discover how to infuse your levels with compelling narratives and evoke powerful emotions in players. Kevin will share techniques that transform mere gameplay spaces into immersive worlds that resonate with gamers on a deeper level.

**DESIGN PRINCIPLES: Kevin will introduce you to a wide range of design principles and techniques, such as:

• Design From the Core
• Foreshadowing
• Exposure
• Layering
• Immersion
• Fight or Flight
• Up the Ante
• Pacing and Progression
• Player Feedback
• Situational Awareness
• Scalable Rewards
• Difficulty Ramping
• Enemy and Loot Placement
• Player Choice
• Color as a Design Tool
• ...and many more!

You'll learn to build a level in a 3D environment, exploring from the player's perspective and realizing the true meaning of an iterative level design process. This course is perfect for beginners to intermediate level designers who are serious about pursuing a career in the video game industry. Even seasoned professionals can find value in this as a refresher and to stay current with industry techniques and standards.

PLEASE NOTE: This course is focused on the highly specific discipline of level design within the games industry. It emphasizes the detailed level creation process in white box form and does not cover programming. However, Kevin plans to add an additional section covering some basic scripting to enhance this course further.

**Who Is This Course For?

• Aspiring Level Designers: Those looking to break into the video game industry and build a portfolio of level designs.
• Game Development Enthusiasts: Individuals who have a passion for games and want to understand the intricacies of level design.
• Professional Level Designers: Experienced designers seeking a refresher or to stay abreast of the latest industry standards and techniques.

Join Kevin Oxland on this journey through the art of level design, where you'll learn the principles and techniques that turn game environments into captivating, memorable experiences for players around the globe. 🚀🎨🕹️