Level Design Podcast

Jan 07 2025 49 ep. 54 mins 113
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The Level Design podcast is your view into the world of game development through the lens of Level Design! Every two weeks we come at you with a great interview or discussion about games, the process of making games or game development adjacent topics.

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LDP049 - Harvest Hunt with the Villainous Games Studio Team

Jan 07 2025 55 mins  
In this episode, we talk about our own game, Harvest Hunt! We cover level design, art and the roguelite elements of the game. You can follow us on X/Twitter @levedesignfm The music for this episode is by the amazing James Elsey @jameselseymusic.bsky.social You can follow the rest of the team on Bluesky: Mark Drew: @markdrew.bsky.social Valentina Chrysostomou: @valentinachrys.bsky

LD048 - Getting into the Games Industry, Lego and Man of Medan with Jack Chapman (PlayStation London Studio)

Feb 21 2023 77 mins  
In this episode we talk to Jack Chapman about getting into the Industry, mental health and what escape routes we can all have to make space for our mind.  Follow our antics on Twitter @leveldesignfm and let us know what you liked the most about the podcast! Presented by Mark Drew (@markdrew) and Valentina Chrysostomou (@ValentinaChrys). This has been a CMD:Studio  (@cmds

LD047 | The World of Sable with Gregorios Kythreotis (Shedworks)

Mar 15 2022 70 mins  
Sable, the debut title from Shedworks is without a doubt one of the most stunning experiences among recent indie releases. We spoke to Shedworks' Creative Director Gregorios Kythreotis (@ShedworksGreg) to learn more about their development process. From inspirations and influences to flexibility and limitations, we tackle all aspects of creating an unforgettable experience for the

LD046 | Level and Campaign Design with Dana Nightingale (Arkane Lyon)

Feb 15 2022 60 mins  
From Thief mods to the award-winning work on Dishonored and Deathloop, we join Dana Nightingale (@DanaENight), the Campaign Director at Arkane Lyon, as she breaks down her career in level and campaign design. We delve deep into problems and solutions that developers face during the process and analyse various Deathloop, Dishonored, and other games' examples through the prism of Dan

LD045 | Landscape and Garden Exploration in Game Design with Rob Dwiar

Feb 01 2022 50 mins  
Join us as we speak to Rob Dwiar (@RobDwiar) about such an integral part of many games as landscape design. With extensive experience in real-life landscape design and horticulture, Rob analyses different game environments highlighting some great (and not so great) practices of creating not just a beautiful landscape but one that looks natural and organic. Check out and support Rob

LD044 - 2021 Retrospective

Jan 18 2022 53 mins  
Join us as we walk down the memory lane of all things 2021 and share our plans and hopes for the New Year. Leave a comment with your take on what we should all be looking for in 2022. You can follow our antics over on Twitter and comment with your take on what we should all be looking for in 2022. Check out @leveldesignfm! Presented by Mark Drew (@markdrew), Jonathon Wilson (@omnis

LD043 - Oli Curtis Level Designer on Postal and Operation Black Mesa

Jul 20 2021 59 mins  
In this episode, we have a chat with Oli Curtis (@fragleveldesign) on level design, HAMMER and Source and Postal as well as Black Mesa You can follow our antics over on Twitter. Check out @leveldesignfm! Presented by Mark Drew (@markdrew), Valentina Chrysostomou (@valentinaChrys), Jonathon Wilson (@omnislash92) and Rob McLachlan (@RMMcLachlan) This has been a CMD:Studio production.

LD042 - Max Pears from CD Projekt Red talks Cyberpunk 2077 and Let's Design: Exploration

Jul 06 2021 52 mins  
In this episode we  invite Max Pears (@maxpears) back to finally talk about Cyberpunk 2077 and his new book! Let's Design: Exploration!  You can check out Max's book here:  Physical books - https://bit.ly/3tsgQtO Digital - https://bit.ly/39BakJD He also happens to be the host of the great Level Design Lobby Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/03OTDRAPsAiocSLCTEiXBn

LD041 - Gabby Llanillo from Naughty Dog

Jun 22 2021 54 mins  
In this episode we have the great pleasure to talk to Gabby Llanillo (@gabs820) from Naughty Dog about all things QA and Dev Support at Naughty Dog.  You can follow our antics over on Twitter. Check out @leveldesignfm! Presented by Mark Drew (@markdrew) , Jonathon Wilson (@omnislash92), Valentina Chrysostomou (@ValentinaChrys) and Rob McLachlan (@RMMcLachlan) This has been a C

LD040 - Level Design with Tommy Norberg

Jun 09 2021 79 mins  
In this episode we sit down with Level Design guru and teacher at the The Game Assembly: Tommy Norberg! Join us as we dive into their work Brothers: A Tale of Two sons and Just Cause 2 as well as Level Design techniques! You can follow our antics over on Twitter. Check out @leveldesignfm! Works and Topics we covered in this episode!: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons  Just Cause