Level Design: Concept, Theory, and Practice (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781568813387)

Good or bad level design can make or break any game, so it is surprising how little reference material exists for level designers. Beginning level designers have a limited understanding of the tools and techniques they can use to achieve their goals, or even define them. This book is the first to use a conceptual and theoretical foundation to build such a set of practical tools and techniques. It is tied to no particular technology or genre, so it will be a useful reference for many years to come. Kremers covers many concepts universal to level design, such as interactivity, world building, immersion, sensory perception, pace, and more, and he shows how to apply these concepts in practical ways, with many examples from real games.

Author: Rudolf Kremers
ISBN-10: 1568813384
ISBN-13: 9781568813387
Publisher: A K PETERS
Language: English
Published: 10/21/2009
Pages: 408
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.40h x 7.50w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2010
Scitech Book News 03/01/2010 pg. 18