The Level Design Book
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Welcome
What is level design
Book 1, Process
How to make a level
Pre-production
Combat
Layout
Blockout
Scripting
Environment Art
Release
Book 2, Culture
Level design as culture
History of the level designer
History of encounter design
Zero player level design
(unfinished pages)
Book 3, Studies
How to study a level
Single player studies
Multiplayer studies
Real world studies
Book 4, Learning
Notes for educators
Project plans
Appendix
Tools
Assets & Resources
Communities
About this book / authors
License / copyright
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Welcome
The Level Design Book gathers level design knowledge for 3D video games in an approachable, up-to-date, and critical way. It is for level designers of all experience levels and game engines.
To start learning about level design, begin with the Introduction.
Already experienced? Check out our Cultural Criticism and Case Studies.
This book is heavily under construction and has not publicly launched yet.
This is a theory book. It does not focus on specific tools like Unity or Unreal.

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