After the last video of the year, I thought why not dive deeper into more incredible designs throughout the year of 2020, so please enjoy some of my personal fav designs. Please Support: http://bit.ly/33xpKbG ------------------------------------------------------------------ GameDev.TV ------------------------------------------------------------------ UE4 C++ - https://bit.ly/3fg591q UE4 Blueprint - https://bit.ly/3jYvG71 Untiy 3D C# - https://bit.ly/3fmaJ2F Unity 2D C# - https://bit.ly/33ngQRZ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Games -------------------------------------------------------------------- Last of Us 2 - https://amzn.to/3ssS50D Dreams - https://amzn.to/3bGVfYy Resident Evil 3 - https://amzn.to/3qpA6GI FFVII - https://amzn.to/39xvU0M --------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Me -------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears Website: https://www.maxpears.com/ Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Equipment -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mic Shure SM7b - https://amzn.to/2TFvEoL GOXLR Mini - https://amzn.to/3mFCqas Stream Deck mini - https://amzn.to/37SMtF8 Mic Arm - https://amzn.to/34JIc4P

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Level Design Lobby: 8 Incredible Designs

Happy New Year everyone! Let's start the new year with a bang, as I recommend some great new LD materials for you all. Hope you enjoy and if you have some to share, leave a comment. Please Support: http://bit.ly/33xpKbG ------------------------------------------------------------------- GameDev.TV ------------------------------------------------------------------ UE4 C++ - https://bit.ly/3fg591q UE4 Blueprint - https://bit.ly/3jYvG71 Untiy 3D C# - https://bit.ly/3fmaJ2F Unity 2D C# - https://bit.ly/33ngQRZ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reading Materials ------------------------------------------------------------------- Engagement Game - https://www.enbook.pl/catalog/product/view/id/5239431?gclid=Cj0KCQiA88X_BRDUARIsACVMYD8TZojWG65Uc5EbOp2lynCeiV-9VNG_bvHny8JAjbCLTkGQEHLjc4QaAqxKEALw_wcB Miyamoto Interview - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/shigeru-miyamoto-wants-to-create-a-kinder-world Outpost Design - https://iuliu-cosmin-oniscu.medium.com/outpost-design-gating-and-layering-ee8875d528cd Steve Lee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TqwlNPG3dE CreativeXP Unreal Design - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcN8K2YRsFs&feature=youtu.be --------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Me -------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MaxPears Website: https://www.maxpears.com/ Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Equipment -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mic Shure SM7b - https://amzn.to/2TFvEoL GOXLR Mini - https://amzn.to/3mFCqas Stream Deck mini - https://amzn.to/37SMtF8 Mic Arm - https://amzn.to/34JIc4P

Level Design Resources - Ep 38

It is the final ep of the year, I just want to talk about some of the cool designs I have seen this year and give them some praise. Support the show: bit.ly/33xpKbG -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor - LDL Store ------------------------------------------------------------------- bit.ly/2WvrTUR -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Me -------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com/MaxPears Website: www.maxpears.com/ Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Equipment -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mic Shure SM7b - amzn.to/2TFvEoL GOXLR Mini - amzn.to/3mFCqas Stream Deck mini - amzn.to/37SMtF8 Mic Arm - amzn.to/34JIc4P

Level Design Lobby - Ep 87: 2020 Design Wrap Up

**This Video Contains no Secrets Nor Bashes Or Mentions Any Controversy, Or Spoilers** In the last Q+A of the year, I and Dan thought we would have a nice time chatting but we wanted to talk about the feeling devs have around released a game and what it is on the mind of a gamedev. Please Support: http://bit.ly/33xpKbG -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor - LDL Store ------------------------------------------------------------------- https://bit.ly/2WvrTUR -------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Me -------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears Website: https://www.maxpears.com/ Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Equipment -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mic Shure SM7b - https://amzn.to/2TFvEoL GOXLR Mini - https://amzn.to/3mFCqas Stream Deck mini - https://amzn.to/37SMtF8 Mic Arm - https://amzn.to/34JIc4P

LDL - Releasing A Game//Q&A#15

 Our lovely guest Steve Thornton joins us all the way from Russia to talk about Game Design and how he has grown through his career, sharing with us, how we can all improve. Please Support: bit.ly/33xpKbG -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor - LDL Store ------------------------------------------------------------------- bit.ly/2WvrTUR -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lego Games ------------------------------------------------------------------- Skywalker Saga - amzn.to/2WtWVMx Force Awakens - amzn.to/2K8QSKD ------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Steve -------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com/_SteveThornton -------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Me -------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com/MaxPears Website: www.maxpears.com/ Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Equipment -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mic Shure SM7b - amzn.to/2TFvEoL GOXLR Mini - amzn.to/3mFCqas Stream Deck mini - amzn.to/37SMtF8 Mic Arm - amzn.to/34JIc4P 

Level Design Lobby: Steve Thornton Mechanic Design

In this episode, I try my best to explain what I think makes a strong Level Design portfolio and how you should best communicate your work when looking for work. Support the show: bit.ly/33xpKbG -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor - LDL Store ------------------------------------------------------------------- bit.ly/2WvrTUR -------------------------------------------------------------------- Level Design Portfolio -------------------------------------------------------------------- Max Pears - www.maxpears.com/ Barnaby Zoller - barnabyzoeller.carbonmade.com/ Ryan Smith - www.rsmithleveldesign.com/ Manny Diaz - www.mannydiazdesign.com/ Blake Rebouche - bigrebo.webs.com/mywork.htm Kolbe Payne - kolbepayne.artstation.com/ Stuart Scott- www.creativexp.co.uk/ Matt Bradley - www.artstation.com/paperpolymath Michael Barclay -www.artstation.com/motleygrue James Walton - jameswaltondesign.wixsite.com/home Andreas Springare -www.springare.net/ monster-clip.com/default.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Me -------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com/MaxPears Website: www.maxpears.com/ Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Equipment -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mic Shure SM7b - amzn.to/2TFvEoL GOXLR Mini - amzn.to/3mFCqas Stream Deck mini - amzn.to/37SMtF8 Mic Arm - amzn.to/34JIc4P

What makes a good LD folio?//LDL#85

Happy December, we are getting closer to Christmas so why not start the gift of giving, by sharing more incredible resources with this great community. Please Support: bit.ly/33xpKbG -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor - LDL Store ------------------------------------------------------------------- bit.ly/2WvrTUR -------------------------------------------------------------------- Resources -------------------------------------------------------------------- Compelling Characters - bit.ly/2VvM5F0 Industry Idiots - industryidiots.com/podcast/ Great HUB world design - bit.ly/37xq0M9 Story through barks - bit.ly/3lyb70I Level Design Podcast - bit.ly/36xkFVS -------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Me -------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com/MaxPears Website: www.maxpears.com/ Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Equipment -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mic Shure SM7b - amzn.to/2TFvEoL GOXLR Mini - amzn.to/3mFCqas Stream Deck mini - amzn.to/37SMtF8 Mic Arm - amzn.to/34JIc4P

Level Design Resources - Ep 37

You amazing Game Guru's have sent in questions for us to answer. Dan joins me as we try help to answer as much as we can, if you have any more questions, please leave them down below. Please Support: bit.ly/33xpKbG -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor - LDL Store ------------------------------------------------------------------- bit.ly/2WvrTUR -------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Me -------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com/MaxPears Website: www.maxpears.com/ Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Equipment -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mic Shure SM7b - amzn.to/2TFvEoL GOXLR Mini - amzn.to/3mFCqas Stream Deck mini - amzn.to/37SMtF8 Mic Arm - amzn.to/34JIc4P

Answering Gamedev Questions/ Q+A #14

I answer one of I most asked questions when it comes to what is the difference between Open World LD compared to linear LD. I break it down on some of the reasons why and how they differ. Please Support: bit.ly/33xpKbG -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor - LDL Store ------------------------------------------------------------------- bit.ly/2WvrTUR -------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Me -------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com/MaxPears Website: www.maxpears.com/ Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Equipment -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mic Shure SM7b - amzn.to/2TFvEoL GOXLR Mini - amzn.to/3mFCqas Stream Deck mini - amzn.to/37SMtF8 Mic Arm - amzn.to/34JIc4P

Open World vs Linear Level Design//LDL#84

I sit down and talk to Urban Designer and newly published Author Konstantinos Dimopoulos to talk about his brand new book 'Virtual Cities' breaking down his thought process and much more. Join the community: bit.ly/33xpKbG -------------------------------------------------------------------- Virtual Cities Book -------------------------------------------------------------------- amazon.co.uk/Virtual-Cities-Atl…deo/dp/1783528486/ bookdepository.com/Virtual-Cities/9781783528486 waterstones.com/book/virtual-citi…aki/9781783528486 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Konstantions -------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter - twitter.com/gnomeslair Website - www.game-cities.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Me -------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com/MaxPears Website: www.maxpears.com/ Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Equipment -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mic Shure SM7b - amzn.to/2TFvEoL GOXLR Mini - amzn.to/3mFCqas Stream Deck mini - amzn.to/37SMtF8 Mic Arm - amzn.to/34JIc4P

Virtual Cities - Konstantinos Dimopoulos/LDL #83

Sharing more incredible resources created by our brother and sisters in the industry. As I have searched the globe for some which I feel will offer educational guidance for us all. Support the show: bit.ly/33xpKbG --------------------------------------------------------------- Games Featured in the episode --------------------------------------------------------------- FFVII Remake - amzn.to/37ZM5EW Witcher 3 - amzn.to/35JG2kQ Outerworlds - amzn.to/3oHRo1y --------------------------------------------------------------- Resources --------------------------------------------------------------- FFVII Super Eye Patch Wolf - www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V68GCZ61…SuperEyepatchWolf Level Up System - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae_zvm0-C…channel=DesignDoc LD Witcher Analysis - gamecareerguide.com/features/1949/l…xenfurt_in_.php Directing Outerworld Expansion - www.gamasutra.com/view/news/370220…il_on_Gorgon.php Playmaker vs Bolt - www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqHM0ZNtZ…l=GameDevUnlocked --------------------------------------------------------------------- Equipment -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mic Shure SM7b - amzn.to/2TFvEoL GOXLR Mini - amzn.to/3mFCqas Stream Deck mini - amzn.to/37SMtF8 Mic Arm - amzn.to/34JIc4P -------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Me -------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com/MaxPears Website: www.maxpears.com/ Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Platforms ------------------------------------------------------------------- iTunes: goo.gl/RDWSmX YouTube: goo.gl/2pdpjg SoundCloud: goo.gl/9pb4DW

Level Design Resources - Ep 36

 You sent in your LD questions and I get to answer them! Joined by one of our fantastic editors Dan, we team up to answer your burning questions about level design. Join The Community: https://bit.ly/33xpKbG ----- Contact ----- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears   Website: https://www.maxpears.com/   Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com ----- Platforms ----- iTunes: https://goo.gl/RDWSmX   YouTube: https://goo.gl/2pdpjg   SoundCloud: https://goo.gl/9pb4DW   

Level Design Questions! /Q+A #13

Joined by a good friend and a designer I respect very much the fantastic Evan Hill! His latest work the Last of Us 2 has been a huge success and we talk about our design process, where he takes his inspiration and much more. Support the show: http://bit.ly/33xpKbG ----- Sponsor - LDL Store ----- https://bit.ly/2WvrTUR ----- Contact Evan ----- Twitter - https://twitter.com/EHillGameDesign Website - https://ehilldesign.com/ ----- Contact Me ----- Twitter: twitter.com/MaxPears Website: www.maxpears.com/ Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com ----- Platforms ----- iTunes: goo.gl/RDWSmX YouTube: goo.gl/2pdpjg SoundCloud: goo.gl/9pb4DW

Level Design Lobby - Ep82: Emotional Level Design Evan Hill

I have fun communicating the variety of ways we as LDs can tell our stories to the player, letting them know what has happened as well as how to leave it up to their imagination. Join The Community:http://bit.ly/33xpKbG ----- Sponsor - LDL Store ----- bit.ly/2WvrTUR ------ Contact Me ----- Twitter: twitter.com/MaxPears Website: www.maxpears.com/ Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com ----- Platforms ----- iTunes: goo.gl/RDWSmX YouTube: goo.gl/2pdpjg SoundCloud: goo.gl/9pb4DW

Level Design Lobby - Ep81: Telling Stories Level Design

It is the RETURN of the LDL podcast and no better way to return than be giving some of the best materials I have been checking out during my time off! Support the podcast: http://bit.ly/33xpKbG ----- Sponsor - LDL Store ----- https://bit.ly/2WvrTUR ----- Resources ----- - Pacing LD https://bit.ly/339FTqN - AC Parkour https://bit.ly/3n1N4tl - 101 things I learned and engineering school https://amzn.to/2GkAJzf - Anotmy of stealth encounter https://bit.ly/338W6fV - Gamedev.tv CSharp Course https://bit.ly/3fmaJ2F ------ Contact Me ----- Twitter: twitter.com/MaxPears Website: www.maxpears.com/ Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com ----- Platforms ----- iTunes: goo.gl/RDWSmX YouTube: goo.gl/2pdpjg SoundCloud: goo.gl/9pb4DW

Level Design Resources - Ep 35

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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