Year 9 Games design

• Computing
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Games level design

Think of your favorite game. Answer the following:
1. What makes its levels engaging?
2. Can you identify a challenge or obstacle in the level?
3. How does the game guide you to your objective?

Learning objectives

Conquer: Develop an understanding of the techniques used in games design

Aspire: Utilize those skills to develop you own games level. 

What is Level Design?

Level design is the process of creating environments, maps, or spaces where the player experiences the game.

What does a designer need to consider when making a game level?

Key design ideas 

• Creating an end goal for the player
• Creating challenges and rewards during the level
• Maintaining balance between difficulty and engagement
  
• Different paths for the player to take.

Level design key words

• Pacing - Balance between action, exploration, and downtime

• Immersion  - Making the level and world feel believable

• Difficulty: Obstacles and enemies that keep the game engaging
  

What is the purpose of pacing in level design?

1. To increase the game’s difficulty
2. To balance action, exploration, and downtime
3. To add more enemies to a level
4. To determine the game's visual effects

What is the purpose of Immersion in level design?

1. To increase the game’s difficulty
2. To balance action, exploration, and downtime
3. To make the world believable
4. To determine the game's visual effects

Why is challenge important in level design?

1. It keeps players engaged and motivated
2. It makes the game impossible to finish
3. It makes the game impossible to finish
4. To make the game longer

Here are some examples of level designs

Create your own level

Your level will need to contain the following:

• Start and end point for the player
• Enemies to face along the way
• Rewards to find (Food, weapons, treasure) 
• Hidden rooms and secrets

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