1. Game Development Essentials: An Introduction Third Edition

2. Chapter 7 Levels creating the world

3. Key Chapter Questions ■What is level design and how is it related to gameplay? ■What is the importance of the structural features of game worlds—such as duration, availability, relationship, and progression? ■What is the importance of the temporal features of game worlds—such as authentic, variable, player-adjusted, and altered? ■What is the importance of the spatial features of game worlds—such as perspective, scale, and boundaries? ■How are reality and style achieved in a game environment?

4. Structure Objectives Free Realms Sony Online Entertainment

5. Structure Flow God of War III Sony Computer Entertainment America

6. Structure Duration Wario Land: Shake It! Nintendo

7. Structure Availability Wii Sports Resort Nintendo

8. Structure Relationship Global Agenda Mission Selection (above) Desert & Water Missions (right) All images Hi-Rez Studios

9. Structure Progression Diagram by Per Olin

10. Time Authentic World of Warcraft Blizzard

11. Time Limited FarmVille XxSugarLoveX (Photobucket)

12. Time Variable Ultima Online Electronic Arts

13. Time Player-Adjusted Madden NFL 11 Electronic Arts

14. Time Altered Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Ubisoft

15. Space Perspective & Camera Omnipresent Halo Wars Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation

16. Space Perspective & Camera Aerial (Top-Down) Railroad Tycoon 3 Take- Two Interactive

17. Space Perspective & Camera Isometric Anno 1404 Ubisoft

18. Space Perspective & Camera Side-Scrolling (or Flat/Side-View) Shadow ComplexNew Super Mario Bros. Wii Take- Two InteractiveNintendo

19. Space Terrain & Materials Killzone 2The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Sony Computer Entertainment AmericaNintendo

20. Space Radiosity & Effects Jets ’N’ Guns Gold Rake In Grass Games

21. Space Scale Making History II: The War of the WorldEverQuest II Muzzy LaneSony Online Entertainment

22. Space Boundaries Flight Simulator X: Acceleration Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation

23. Space Realism Major League Baseball 2K11 Take- Two Interactive

24. Space Style FlowerResident Evil 5 Sony Computer Entertainment AmericaCapcom

25. Summary ■Level Design ■Structure ■Time ■Space ■Space & Time: Levels, Gameplay & Story