A New Direction

Back in the old days, level design for computer games was done in a text editor (and sometimes still is). Later on, WSIWYG editors were programmed in the early to mid 1990s to assist in the level design process. Very similar to architectural design programs, developers could create their environments in 2D orthographic views and see their creations rendered in 3D in real time. These programs were self-contained and most levels were begun and finished entirely inside them. In the early part of this century, computer game design began to draw ever more heavily on powerful modeling programs such as 3D Studio Max and Maya, spurred on by the ever-increasing complexity of computer game environments for modern games.

In 2005, I began using modeling programs to support my level design. This section will showcase some of my modeling efforts in the support of current level design projects. Quite often, these models and scenes require copious numbers of textures which must be "borrowed" from other games, adapted to suit my needs, or created from original internet or personally-shot image content. In the instances where textures I use are completely original, I will show them on the textures page.