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Level Design Lobby · Yesterday · 21 min

Beyond the Map: Strategy Guides as Game Design Documentation

How do strategy guides reveal the thinking behind a game's design? In this episode, we explore the role of documentation in level and game design, using strategy guides as an example of how game mechanics, level layouts, puzzles, and player progression can be communicated and understood. Discover how documentation helps designers organise ideas, guide player experiences, and bring a game's design to life. join the Mailing List: https://bit.ly/4eNPm8X ---------------------- Let's Design Books ----------------------- Ebook - https://bit.ly/39BakJD Physical Books - https://bit.ly/3mfOsbS ----------------------- Level Design Kit ----------------------- Purchase now: https://bit.ly/4gYaJ9d -----------------------

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How do strategy guides reveal the thinking behind a game's design? In this episode, we explore the role of documentation in level and game design, using strategy guides as an example of how game mechanics, level layouts, puzzles, and player progression can be communicated and understood. Discover how documentation helps designers organise ideas, guide player experiences, and bring a game's design to life.

join the Mailing List:

https://bit.ly/4eNPm8X

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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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Level Design Kit

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Purchase now: https://bit.ly/4gYaJ9d

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