Level Design Lobby

Jan 27 2025 242 ep. 27 mins 764
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The Level Design Lobby, breaks down game and level design techniques, showing how they are used within games, as well as how we can improve upon them. It also shares reading material to its audience, while providing interviews with industry professionals. Please Subscribe ---- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Maxpears Website: http://www.maxpears.com/

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Level Design Kit - Updates

Jan 27 2025 17 mins  
More great updates are here for the Level Design Kit: https://fab.com/s/1a71419591fc as I share the latest changes and why this is a great tool kit for all level designers to pick up Join the mailing list: https://skilled-composer-1309.kit.com/8f93fd3883 #podcast #gamesdev #leveldesign

Level Design Lobby - Gaming Industry, What's Changed?

Jan 20 2025 30 mins  
It is no secret that our industry is going through a difficult time, and so much is and has changed that I wanted to share some of my thoughts on what has changed and what to keep your eyes open for. Join the mailing list: https://bit.ly/4eNPm8X---------------------------------- Level Design Products ---------------------------------- EBooks Physical Books Level Design Kit -------

Level Design Lobby - Reading Materials #65

Jan 13 2025 21 mins  
Happy New year all! It is graet to be back in 2025 with some awesome new resources which I have found over the Xmas break. If you are looking to get back into the learning then check these out. Join the mailing list: https://skilled-composer-1309.kit.com/b1a408e208 ----------------------------------------------------- Resources -----------------------------------------------------

Level Design Lobby - Reading Materials #64

Nov 04 2024 15 mins  
New month, new ways to level up! I have collected more resources for us to enjoy & learn from so I hope you enjoy! ----------------------------------------------------- Resources ----------------------------------------------------- Giving Effective Feedback Book: https://store.hbr.org/product/giving-effective-feedback-hbr-20-minute-manager-series/13999 99% Invisible City: https:

Level Design Lobby - Silent Hill a Short Message

Oct 28 2024 24 mins  
Happy Halloween All, I am very excited to talk about that of a horror game which released at the start of 2024 & what to take away from it. Silent Hill: A Short Message is not the perfect horror game, but has some great ideas which I was really impressed with. So let us sit down and discuss them. ----------------------------- Let's Design Books ------------------------------ Ebo

Level Design Resources #63

Oct 14 2024 14 mins  
Some incredible new resources out there for us all to learn from, so I wanted to share ones that I have enjoyed from the last month: --------------------------------- Resources --------------------------------- Training Designers - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/training-the-game-designers-of-tomorrow-part-1-of-5- Level Design Course - https://youtu.be/ce4yNfn7GAc?si=eb_rEI

Unifying Vision - Devcom 2024

Oct 07 2024 47 mins  
Myself & Jonny Wilson (Snr Level Designer) present our talk, as we discuss the challenges of contracting in Level Design & how we can quickly adapt per project. While also talking about how to best speed up/communicate with our own team members with other disciplines. (This is a talk, you can watch it online on the youtube page) ----------------------------- Let's Design Books ---

Level Design Lobby - Hobbies to improve your Design Skills

Sep 09 2024 14 mins  
We talk A LOT about how to improve our skills, which could be through editor, theory & communication. But we can also improve in other ways, by being creative in other ways. In this episode I talk about what I think are some handy & fun ways to improve. ----------------------------- Let's Design Books ------------------------------ Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books -

Level Design Lobby - Acriss Discsipline Communication

Aug 13 2024 15 mins  
This show primarily foucses on that of Level and Game design, we have had many guests who are involved with other roles. In this ep we want to talk about how we communicate to one another in other disciplines. Support the channel: https://www.patreon.com/leveldesignlobby ----------------------------- Let's Design Books ------------------------------ Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD

Level Design Lobby - Reading Materials #62

Aug 05 2024 15 mins  
A start of a month, only means more materials I recommend for you all to check out! --------------------------------- Resources --------------------------------- Dami Lee - Distrubing Prisons: https://youtu.be/Yfo21u8bf-o?feature=shared Emergent Tokyo: https://amzn.eu/d/8JPSebj Little Kitty Big City: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/how-little-kitty-big-city-was-designed-t