What is Level Design?

What is Level Design? What Does a Level Designer Do?

Level Design basically means conveying the presentation of the course of a game to the player. In other words, when we consider the game within the framework of missions, it is to create a map on which the course of the mission is determined logically for the player from the beginning to the end of the mission.

The Level Designer, on the other hand, is the person who carries out all these operations and then designs the map to take the player from the beginning to the end of the mission and is responsible for creating areas that will appeal to the eye or have different functions.

What are the features that level designers should have?

Creativity: Must be able to find new challenges and tasks,
Gameplay Information: Must be able to imagine the game, create it visually and put it into a mechanic,
Programming Knowledge: You should know some game programming, although not much.
Physics: Must understand how objects react according to the laws of physics
Design: Must have strong spatial awareness with 2D and 3D design skills,
Communication: Must be good at collaborating with other artists and design team.

What are the programs used by level designers?

Design Software (Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Illustrator, Dreamweaver)

3D Design Software (Blender, Maya, 3DS Max)

Game Engines (Unity, Unreal Engine)

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