Level Design Lobby – Details, episodes & analysis

In this exclusive interview, Creative Director Al Yang takes us deep into the unsettling world of Silent Hill F, offering a rare look into the creative vision behind the next chapter of the iconic horror franchise. Al discusses the narrative themes, artistic inspirations, and emotional core shaping the game's haunting atmosphere. He reveals how the team approached psychological horror in a fresh, culturally rich way, and what fans can expect from its setting, characters, and disturbing new creatures.

From story philosophy to visual design and the challenges of reimagining Silent Hill for a new generation, this episode is a must-watch for horror fans, game developers, and anyone curious about the craft of building fear from the ground up.

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Contact Al Yang

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Twitter: https://x.com/QQBert

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/qqbert.bsky.social

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Level Design Kit  

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Let's Design Books

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Contact Me  

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Website: https://www.maxpears.com/​

Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com

Twitter: https://x.com/MaxPears

Bluesky: https://bit.ly/42HX9Tt

First ep of Nov and we are kicking off with a great interview with Co-Founder/Art Director Prshant of 'Look North World'. Formed of incredible industry Vets who are taking their skills and designing for a new space for Fortnite's User Generated Content. 

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Contact Prashant Patil

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/prashant-patil-6028401b

Website - https://looknorth.world/

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Level Design Kit

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Level Design Books

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Let's Design Books

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Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD

Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS

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Contact Me  

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Website: https://www.maxpears.com/​

Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com Twitter: https://x.com/MaxPears

Bluesky: https://bit.ly/42HX9Tt

This episode was a great to for me, as I was joined by the lovely Stuart Maine. A Veteran Designer who has been working on games for generations! We explore his thoughts on designing through times, different projects, and leadership.
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Designing Video Games: https://bit.ly/4msJNlq
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Twitter: https://x.com/maine_stuart
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/stuartmaine.bsky.social
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Level Design Kit
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Twitter: https://x.com/MaxPears
Bluesky: https://bit.ly/42HX9Tt

Composition is a term we commonly use in photos, paintings, but it is something we can apply with level design by using spatial composition. In this episode, I talk about what is a spatial composition and how we can apply it to our levels to help guide the players. 

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Level Design Store

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Gumroad - https://bit.ly/39BakJD

Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS

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Contact Me

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears​

Website: https://www.maxpears.com/​

Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com

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I have scoured the internet to help find some of the best content to help us all learn and grow as designers. I do not know everything, so it is great to shout out other incredible devs & researchers who share their knowledge with us. 
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Level Design Shop

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Gumroad - https://bit.ly/2WvrTUR

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Resources

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CGMA Level Design Course - https://www.cgmasteracademy.com/courses/46-level-design-for-games/

Meaningful Geography - http://tombattey.com/meaningful-geography-in-breath-of-the-wild/ 

Extra Credits Level Design 1-1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNvUWHquSHc&t=7s&ab_channel=ExtraCredits 

Knockout City - https://kranendonk-willem.medium.com/knockout-city-conception-to-execution-of-an-original-multiplayer-level-9fbb816dfc40

LD Livestream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtxSnTv0d3c&t=1313s&ab_channel=LevelDesignLobby

This is a first for the LDL as we have Three guests at once to talk about the launch of Zool Redimensioned! Zool was orginally created in 1992 but now with the original creator Ian & Sumo Digital they have teamed up for the academy which allowed Students and passionate aspiring devs to re-make and transform Zool into what it is today! Jacob runs the academy and shares how it helps those aspiring devs, along with Emma talking about her experience working on the game! 

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Zool Game

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Game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1647730/Zool_Redimensioned/  

Trailer - https://youtu.be/tezdvnTqqrA

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Sumo Academy 

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Story of the academy -  https://youtu.be/ni6LOTW_fMk

Website - https://www.sumo-academy.com/ 

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Level Design Books

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Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD

Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS

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Contact Me

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears​

Website: https://www.maxpears.com/​

Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com

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Starting Aug off with a bang! New month, new resources for us to all learn & grow from! Here are some of my fav resources of this past month.

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Sponsor - GameTextures

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Link: https://gametextures.com/

Discount Code: Level99

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Resources

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Binger or Drifter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIDc_g7hydY

Naughty Dog Guitar - https://gamasutra.com/view/news/385591/How_Naughty_Dog_prototyped_the_interactive_guitar_in_The_Last_of_Us_Part_II.php

Jason Lee Interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a6GgqH0iUE

Master Shots - https://www.amazon.com/Master-Shots-Vol-2nd-Techniques/dp/1615930876

UI Fundamentals - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swsMtoUDH8g

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Level Design Books

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Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD

Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS

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Contact Me

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears​

Website: https://www.maxpears.com/​

Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com

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Very very excited to be joined by the kind-hearted Justine from Atomhawk, as she informs us all about Atomhawk's art competition 'The Return' in which you have a chance to enter, and to win some great prizes.

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The Return Competition Details

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Brief - https://atomhawk.com/thereturn

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Sponsor - GameTextures

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Link: https://gametextures.com/

Discount Code: Level99

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Level Design Books

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Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD

Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS

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Contact Me

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears​

Website: https://www.maxpears.com/​

Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com

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A great honor as we are joined by Cheif Creative Officer at Pixelmatic, Jason Lee to talk about their game Infinite Fleet. We discuss the design decisions they have made and what goes through the mechanics and level design with such a giant project. Please Support: http://bit.ly/33xpKbG

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Sponsor - GameTextures

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Link: https://gametextures.com/

Discount Code: Level99

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Contact Jason Lee

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-lee-b270a44/

Pixelmatic - https://pixelmatic.com/

Infinite Fleet - https://infinitefleet.com/

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Contact Me

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxPears​

Website: https://www.maxpears.com/​

Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com

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Jonny was kind enough to invite me to collaborate with him on a talk about our time in level design. This was for EGX Rezzed 2021, we hope you enjoy it.

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Sponsor - GameTextures

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Link: https://gametextures.com/

Discount Code: Level99

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Level Design Books

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Ebook- https://bit.ly/39BakJD

Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS

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Contact - Jonny

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Twitter - https://twitter.com/Omnislash92

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Email: leveldesignlobby@gmail.com

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