Shooters and Game Engines in Level Design

This program is based on the Game Design & VFX School at our LaSalle College’s Vancouver campus, crowned the #1 undergraduate school in Canada for video game design by the Princeton Review 10 years in a row. Do you want to learn more about game genres and subgenres? This course continues your exploration of level design by introducing you to an important genre: the shooter. The shooter genre is huge in the game world, containing a wide variety of subgenres with their own gameplay needs. This course outlines some of these subgenres and identifies common shooter mechanics, level design considerations, and examples to help you understand how these concepts are applied. This course also provides you with the development tools that video game level designers use to build their levels. No matter what genre of game you are designing for, the process of creating a level is similar. It requires planning, forethought, and constant testing and iteration. To ensure you’re on the right track, we finish off by reviewing all the key concepts you have learned throughout the three courses for the Level Design Professional Certificate, including the principles and terminology of good level design, specific considerations for certain genres, and the level design process. 3b:T

• Learn what shooter games are and appreciate the common level design shooter mechanics, elements and considerations.
• Master the level design concepts and tools commonly found in single-player shooters and their specific level design considerations, such as level progression and pacing.
• Evaluate whether a given shooter map is well designed.
• Understand the function of a game engine and how level designers work with them.