Talk:Level design

message: Okay, about the images.  There are an unusually large number of them, merged over from game mapping.  First, I think they're useful, because level design/game mapping is a topic that crosses a lot of genres, and I think it's useful to expand the reader's ideas about mapping, and having screenshots of levels from many genres will help do that.  Here are my thoughts on the specific images:
* top priority is some sort of puzzle game, as level layout is of paramount importance in those games.  Lemmings will suffice, as it's very well-known
* pinball, similar to puzzles, but in addition has all sorts of special entities packed into one screen ("player start", a losing zone, teleport spots, and "coins" and triggers galore)
* command and conquer, I really like this one.  Level mapping doesn't have a tremendous impact on RTS's, except for 1) cliffs, 2) rivers, and 3) bridges (especially deformable ones).  This picture is a perfect example of how map layout affects RTS play.
* infocom, I also feel somewhat strongly that a text game should be included, to make a person think about think more about some of the abstract ideas in mapping (eg. door, trigger).  Any MUD or text game will do, though Infocom's are the best known.
* doom, I like that shot because it includes ammo, a door, and a monster, though any 3D game that includes a couple of different entities will do
--Interiot 18:57, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Comments moved to image captions, as they obviously are better placed there.  --Interiot 20:51, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
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message: In my opinion this article has too many images.  When there's a solid column on the right side for the entire article, that's too many.  --Rodzilla (talk) 19:51, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, spacing them out a bit would help.  At least there aren't more than there is article! :-) I think they're okay, they illustrate the points of the article. — Frecklefoot | Talk 20:52, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too many images 

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message: How to i phiscally make it Like when i look at a map i see a Layout of it Is that created first?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.72.201.222 (talk) 00:32, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
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