Level Design Lobby - Ep2: Rime's Perspective

Start of the month and here are the recommended resources which I think are very much worth checking out to learn from!  ----------------------------------
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Great Game Designer Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Role-Great-Game-Designer-Handbook/dp/1777993202

Return to Monkey Island - https://youtu.be/SdWzlDwxBmQ?feature=shared

Graveyard of Features - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/the-graveyard-of-features-in-games-when-stuff-that-seemed-promising-just-doesn-t-work

Suda 51 Career - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/suda51-on-25-years-of-making-strange-masterpieces-at-grasshopper-manufacture

IGN Unionise - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ign-workers-are-unionizing-under-newsguild-cwa

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I was not feeling good the week I recorded this as I am sure many of you have seen it had been nonstop layoffs for nearly the whole of January. This affected some good friends of mine as well as my own mental health.

For this, I want to talk about the possibility of how Unionising as gamedevs could possibly help us in the future. That is by joining a union, here are some of the pages in a few different countries:

UK GameDev Union: https://www.gameworkers.co.uk/
Poland: https://gamedevunion.pl/en/main-en/
France: https://www.stjv.fr/en/news-en/

Union Articles: https://www.polygon.com/gaming/23538801/video-game-studio-union-microsoft-activision-blizzard

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/jan/20/video-game-developers-union-membership-in-uk-soars-after-thousands-laid-off
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In our career, we use a lot of different tools to construct and build our worlds. I wanted to talk about some that have helped in my experience. Each game is different & requires different equipment to improve our work. 
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It is no secret that we have seen the biggest job losses in the industry. With over 9000 lost in 2023 and currently 6000 in 2024. I sadly was one of these, so I wish to share my experience with you all alongside that which helped me to land jobs as well. 
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Happy 2024, we are back with the podcast and no better place to start than that of the resources we should read and enjoy! 
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GDC Boss Mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO23gOGZkcA&ab_channel=GDC
Anime Animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZsboyfs-L4&ab_channel=NewFramePlus
How to steal like an artist: https://rb.gy/dytul4
Gamedev Bussiness Book: https://rb.gy/nmuuo9
The Raid -Breakdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNkeEZ1EHbo&ab_channel=Storytellers
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This year I have been fortunate enough to attend multiple conferences giving talks. So I felt that I had to share some tips I have found over the years which I have given talks and from me attending multiple talks out there.
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Sorry guys, things have been a bit hectic and this video was supposed to be released a couple of weeks ago. I hope you enjoy it regardless and learn from these incredible resources.

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Death of Unity - https://youtu.be/1zuZaJE3n-4?feature=shared

Satoshi Kon Editing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz49vQwSoTE&ab_channel=EveryFrameaPainting

Must play Baulders 3 quest - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/blogs/this-baldur-s-gate-3-quest-is-a-must-play-for-designers
Spatial Composition - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIsLDFD8E7s&ab_channel=LevelDesignLobby

Lettering in Comics- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9tbi4GaPNL8
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Welcome to my 2023 talk on the level design process I went through, who I worked with, and the challenges we faced while developing the quest 'Chippin'In'. I breakdown, my personal design process I went through while making the level of Ebunike. ----------------------------------
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Sharing my talk which I gave out in Norway back in Konsoll 2021. The topic I focus on is on how we can help guide players through our levels using spatial communication. As it allows players to build up their own mental map of our levels.
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It is a new month for the podcast, which means a whole bunch of new incredible resources for us to check out and enjoy. I hope you enjoy it. 
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Spider-Man Building NYC: https://youtu.be/Bix1nLgneR4?si=bRPPYI7mcmlwyZ6f

Immortality Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ov00DFQ5gg&ab_channel=Noclip-VideoGameDocumentaries

Where birds go to sleep 
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/designing-for-the-draw-of-evil-in-where-birds-go-to-sleep-

Deltarune Analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtP7PnyuSw4&ab_channel=DarylTalksGames
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