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Level Design Resources

Resource page features hand-picked links to level editors and game engine downloads. Various level design and game environment art forums and portfolios. LEVEL EDITORS AND GAME ENGINES UDK (Unreal Development Kit) Download Page Source SDK / Hammer Source Level Editor CryEngine 3 SDK Crysis 2 Mod SDK Unity 3D GAME DESIGN / LEVEL DESIGN FORUMS

Picture of the day

Minecraft is a game about placing blocks to build anything you can imagine. At night monsters come out, make sure to build a shelter before that happens. Minecraft is developed by Markus Persson. It’s been under development since about May 10, 2009. Origins “I started Minecraft after playing some Infiniminer with a couple of people from

CryEngine 3 Nature Shots

Latest CryEngine 3 nature shots resemble anything but a game. They look sharp, crisp and photorealistic. I played both Crysis 1 and 1.5, and, while the graphics are not so much enhanced, the developers decided to crank up the number of props, models, decals, foliage and objects to 4 and more in some maps. There

RUIN – An animated short set in a post-apocalyptic universe

Wes Ball from OddBall Animation has completed the RUIN project, a stereo short he has been working on for six months. A graduate of Florida State film school, Ball has had a solid background of live action. In fact, his final year thesis film ended up being his first animated film, in fact the school’s first animated

First steps in level design

Source: http://www.worch.com/2010/03/17/gdc-2010-level-design-tutorial-2/

The Last Slipgate

The Head of Earth’s Defense Council glared at the witness before him, his brows forming twin spires at the peak of their formidable arch. “I’m not sure I understand the purpose of this meeting. Nor I am certain that you have the authority to call it.” On the stand, the compact, muscular figure calmly faced

The Aesthetic Value of Quake

Below is an article by John Briere, salvaged from the Quake Literary Guild, a now defunct fan fiction repository for Quake. Computer Games Computer games are one of the newest forms of entertainment available today. As computers have become more and more prevalent in our society, computer based entertainment has also become more popular. The

id Software confirm Doom 4 images, with a twist

More than a hundred images, purportedly from id Software’s Doom 4 leaked to the internet earlier this week. They portrayed environments from a post-apocalyptic Earth, with burning, ash-covered cities and the destruction only aliens and hellspawn are capable of. Developer id Software says those images are not indicative of the final Doom 4 product. Matthew Hooper,