CGMA: Level Design for Games

Here is a collection of the work I completed for the CGMA Level Design course over the summer of 2021. Lectures: Emilia Schatz, Lead Level Designer at Naughty Dog Instructor: Max Pears, Level Design at CD Project Red The cowboy character, enemy AI's and some props were provided, but the majority of the geometry in the levels…

Mountain Outpost: Far Cry 5 Arcade Map

While completing my Master’s degree I undertook a research project into telling a story through a game’s level and environment design.  To build on that research I decided to use the techniques that I had learned in a playable game level.  Having recently brought Far Cry 5 I decided to give the map editor a…

Third-Person Action-Adventure Game One Pager

GAME SUMMARY: Third-person action-adventure traversal game. Featuring environments that are intriguing and allows the player to poke around and explore; drawing the player forward through the world and progressing the narrative. The player is able to take the time to have conversations with the other characters and inhabitants of the world. The game features a…

FIRST PERSON SHOOTER GAME BARKS

Ambient dialogue, BARKS, for the non-playable characters I created for the first person shooter game where the player joins the elite unit of Navy SEALs completing dangerous high-stakes missions. Master Chief James “Coop” Cooper Green Team Training Instructor. Former Charlie Team leader but having aged out of active service has stepped down to help train…

FIRST PERSON SHOOTER GAME SCRIPT

I recently started watching CBS’s Seal Team and happened to have just finished replaying the latest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare game and it left me wondering what Seal Team would be like as a first-person shooting game. So, after a rabbit warren of research, this is my take on a game inspired by the…

THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING RESEARCH AND LORE BREAKDOWN

Inspired by the many different interpretations of the Legends of King Arthur; ‘The Once and Future King’ is a grounded fantasy that explores themes of loss, mourning, and hopefulness through a re-imagined, romanticised, and ethereal portrayal of King Arthur’s final resting place on Avalon. 'The Once and Future King' Film Still Research The History of…

The Once and Future King

Inspired by the many different interpretations of the legends of King Arthur; ‘The Once and Future King’ is a grounded fantasy that explores themes of loss, mourning, and hopefulness through a re-imagined, romanticised, and ethereal portrayal of King Arthur’s final resting place on Avalon. The project covers many areas within the gaming pipeline including Level…