[QUOTE=AnubisToxin;278034]Well good sir. What would you say to someone who has started school for game design? My passion lies very specificaly with level design. I am playing around with the UDK and am way ahead of my class when it comes to lighting and texturing. I would love to work for Splash Damage at some point. Just curious if there are any pointers you could dish out for me?[/QUOTE]I’m going to paraphrase what Laurel said when someone asked her how she got so good at drawing, because it applies to all disciplines “Make lots of maps. Then make some more.”
I’d recommend finding a game/mod that you enjoy playing and making a map you’d like to play. The emphasis is definitely on finishing your work and releasing it to the public, because only then will you start experiencing feedback and bugs, and learn how to gauge their importance and prioritise those issues. The more maps you release, the faster your workflow and the better your approach. Plus if a potential employer can play your work or view it in an editor, it’s evidence of most of the skills they will want you to have.
Hot on the heels of last week’s riveting premiere installment where Tim ‘spacemonkey’ Appleby spilled his guts for us, we’ve now got Dave ‘ducks’ Johnston telling it how it is. Dave is best known for creating de_dust for Counter-Strike (which is actually the most popular map for any online shooter ever made!) and despite his recent promotion to Captain, he’s lost none of his humility or handsomeness.
