About this XSeries
Do you have a love of video games and a desire to take your creativity and eye for detail to a whole new level?
You may be asking yourself: What does a level designer do? What makes a successful video game level?
The Introduction to Level Design XSeries program will help you answer all these questions. You will be introduced to game development through level design theory, terminology and the development process. You will also learn how to create actions, events and objects in 2D and 3D, and environments that support character development and player experience—all leading to a logical outcome while meeting the objectives of the game.
The program focuses on deconstructing, analyzing and documenting various pre-existing levels from shipped games, as well as designing and building multiplayer and single-player levels in a game engine.
This program is based on the Game Design and VFX School at our LaSalle College Vancouver campus, which has been crowned the #1 undergraduate school in Canada for video game design by the Princeton Review 10 years in a row.
Get ready to take your knowledge to a higher level!
What you'll learn
- How level design has evolved, how it contributes to a player’s experience and the different elements it must balance.
- How to classify the different elements that story-based design and dungeon design incorporate in different game genres.
- How to recognize the unique characteristics of different game genres, such as platformers, racing games, strategy games and MOBAs.
- How to evaluate whether a given shooter map is well designed by applying level design concepts and tools.
| From | LaSalle College via edX |
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| Hours | 36 |
| Instructors | Tahirah Mirza, John Appleby |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Programming |
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Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Game Advisor 2 $46k
Buyer, Video Game Software $58k
Instructor, Video Game Art and Animation $58k
Game Management $59k
Staff In-Game Video Operator $59k
Game Coordinator $61k
Video Game Design Instructor $66k
Video Game Design Instructor Lead $68k
Video Game Sales Specialist $88k
Game Developer 1 $92k
Game Engineer 2 $97k
Athletics Game Day Video Producer $110k
Courses in this XSeries
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This course introduces you to the fundamentals of game level design—a crucial aspect of video game design that centers around the creation of playable spaces. As a level... edX | LaSalle College |
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Types of Games in Level Design There are many categories of video games, often classified by their characteristics or goals—not by the type of gameplay they contain. Are you curious to learn about the growing... edX | LaSalle College |
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Shooters and Game Engines in Level Design Do you want to learn more about game genres and subgenres? This course continues your exploration of level design by introducing you to an important genre: the shooter. The... edX | LaSalle College |
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| From | LaSalle College via edX |
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| Hours | 36 |
| Instructors | Tahirah Mirza, John Appleby |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Programming |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Game Advisor 2 $46k
Buyer, Video Game Software $58k
Instructor, Video Game Art and Animation $58k
Game Management $59k
Staff In-Game Video Operator $59k
Game Coordinator $61k
Video Game Design Instructor $66k
Video Game Design Instructor Lead $68k
Video Game Sales Specialist $88k
Game Developer 1 $92k
Game Engineer 2 $97k
Athletics Game Day Video Producer $110k
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