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FEBRUARY 2012 (02)

• (04) Storytelling Level Design Challenge 2 Work In Progress
• (02) Functional Lighting

JANUARY 2012 (02)

• (16) Storytelling Level Design Challenge 2
• (11) How to Have the Best Level Design and Game Environment Year

DECEMBER 2011 (01)

• (01) How to Plan Game Environments and Level Designs

NOVEMBER 2011 (04)

• (29) Why I Failed For Years at Level Design and Game Environments
• (10) CryEngine 3 SDK: How to Keep Your Map to Scale
• (10) CryEngine 3 SDK: How to Move Sections of Terrain
• (02) "10-Year-Old Brother" Challenge Final Work & Winners

OCTOBER 2011 (12)

• (31) CryEngine 3 SDK: Add/Create Rivers
• (31) CryEngine 3 SDK: Add/Create Roads
• (26) CryEngine 3 SDK: Add Vegetation/Foliage/Trees/Grass
• (25) CryEngine 3 SDK: Placing Objects/Models Into Your Map
• (24) CryEngine 3 SDK: Terrain Texture Layer Painting
• (20) CryEngine 3 SDK: Import and Create Custom Terrain Heightmap
• (19) CryEngine 3 SDK: Paint, Modify, Edit Terrain Manually
• (17) CryEngine 3 SDK: Creating and Generating Terrain
• (17) CryEngine 3 SDK: Navigation, Interface and Viewport Options
• (17) CryEngine 3 SDK: Download, Installation, Launch
• (14) "10-Year-Old Brother" Challenge Work In Progress
• (12) Single Player Level Design Workflow
• (04) "10-Year-Old Brother" Game Environment Challenge Rules/Criteria

SEPTEMBER 2011 (02)

• (09) UDK: How to Add a Custom Map Template
• (08) UDK: New Map Templates Deconstruction

AUGUST 2011 (03)

• (22) Create Video Trailers in Source Engine - L4D1/2: Making of Left2Party
• (08) How to Use Cover Object Placement for Level Design
• (02) UDK Pirates Challenge - Final Winners/Runnerups

JULY 2011 (03)

• (27) UDK Pirates Challenge Final Work/Voting
• (17) UDK Pirates Challenge WIP Update
• (01) UDK Pirates Challenge Rules

MAY 2011 (03)

• (31) Level Design Workflow: Making of HL2DM DM_Zest
• (23) Ultimate Level Design Guide Ebook Download 
• (18) Coming Soon Free Ebook and Free Subscription Notice 

APRIL 2011 (08)

• (28) UDK: How to Add Lights
• (28) Maya: How to Fix 'Object Scale Not Found' Error
• (26) UDK: How to Add a Skybox
• (20) UDK: Applying Materials/Textures and Workflow
• (14) UDK: Using Static Meshes and Workflow
• (05) UDK: Quick Lighting and Ingame Test - Simple Room/Env Part 3/3
• (04) UDK: BSP Workflow - Simple Room/Env Creation Part 2/3
• (02) UDK: BSP Block In - Simple Room/Env Creation Part 1/3

MARCH 2011 (03)

• (31) Storytelling Level Design Challenge 1 - Winner and 8 Secrets
• (26) Storytelling Level Design Challenge 1 - Final Work
• (04) Storytelling Level Design Challenge 1

FEBRUARY 2011 (05)

• (19) New Redesigned and Improved WoLD Forums
• (15) Roads Hammer Source Part 8/8: Blocking Curved Sloped Roads
• (11) Winter 2011 Level Design Challenge Winners and Runner-Ups
• (09) Roads Hammer Source Part 7/8: Blocking Roads Off with Terrain
• (02) Roads Hammer Source Part 6/8: Blocking Roads Off with Brushes

JANUARY 2011 (09)

• (26) Roads Hammer Source Part 5/8: Curved Sloped Roads
• (22) Roads Hammer Source Part 4/8: 180 Degree U-Turns
• (20) Roads Hammer Source Part 3/8: Tight and Wide 90 Degree Turns
• (17) Roads Hammer Source Part 2/8: 3 and 4 Way Intersections
• (16) Winter 2011 Level Design/Game Environment Challenge WIP
• (14) Roads Hammer Source Part 1/8: Basics, Realism & Intersections
• (08) UDK/Maya: How to Set Up Grid in Maya to Match UDK
• (05) How to Apply Real World Scale in Hammer Source
• (01) Winter 2011 Level Design/Game Environment Challenge

DECEMBER 2010 (03)

• (21) Hammer Source Player Scale and World Dimensions
• (14) Billy Hallden Interview - Level and Environment Design
• (02) Hammer Source Map Construction Breakdown

OCTOBER 2010 (04)

• (30) Hammer Source Crash Course in 15 Minutes
• (30) 6 Common Filetypes in Hammer SourceSDK/Authoring Tools
• (09) Halloween Challenge 2010 Results/Winners
• (02) Halloween Challenge 2010 Submissions/Voting

OCTOBER 2010 (07)

• (27) Halloween Challenge 2010 Final Sneak Peak
• (23) How to Get and Install Source SDK and L4D1/2 Authoring Tools
• (19) UDK© 11 Day Level Design DataDVD and New Price
• (15) L4D1/2: 13 Level Design Tips from The Sacrifice
• (13) Halloween Challenge 2010 Sneak Peak
• (05) UE3 vs UDK vs UT3
• (03) Halloween Level Design/Game Environment Challenge

SEPTEMBER 2010 (13)

• (30) Maya Beginner Basics 10/10: How to Set Up New Project
• (30) Maya Beginner Basics 9/10: Snap Tool and Pivots
• (28) Maya Beginner Basics 8/10: Outliner, Hypergraph, Hypershade
• (28) Maya Beginner Basics 7/10: Custom Polygon Display
• (23) Maya Beginner Basics 6/10: Geometry Modeling Basics Exercise
• (21) Maya Beginner Basics 5/10: Geometry Modeling Basics
• (20) Maya Beginner Basics 4/10: Viewport Navigation
• (19) Maya Beginner Basics 3/10: Custom Shelf
• (18) Maya Beginner Basics 2/10: Setting Preferences
• (17) Maya Beginner Basics 1/10: Interface Overview
• (17) Autodesk Releases 2011 Software Free for Students 
• (14) UDK: How to Take High Res Screenshots
• (12) 11-Day Level Design Challenge 2 - 'Summer' Winner/Runnerups

AUGUST 2010 (05)

• (28) 6 Steps to Basics of Silhouette Environment Design
• (26) Silhouette Design Game Environments
• (20) 11 Day Level Design Challenge 2 - 'Rural Summer' WIP
• (14) L4D2/1: Visual Reference Guide to Campaign Design
• (01) 11 Day Level Design Challenge 2 - 'Rural Summer'

JULY 2010 (04)

• (29) Game World Creation with Inception
• (20) WoLD Survey: Level Design Challenges
• (18) WoLD Update #1
• (01) How to Create a Playable Level in 11 Days

JUNE 2010 (05)

• (29) 11 Day Level Design Process Overivew
• (28) UDK 11 Day Level Design
• (22) UDK Basics Getting Started in 11 Steps Part 1
• (22) UDK Basics Getting Started in 11 Steps Part 2
• (22) UDK Basics Getting Started in 11 Steps Part 3

MAY 2010 (03)

• (31) L4D1-2 Campaign Design; Why Less is More
• (26) Level Design Gameplay and Flow Challenge Results and Winner
• (03) Level Design Gameplay and Flow Challenge Update

APRIL 2010 (06)

• (26) GDC 2010 Level Design Notes Part 5
• (17) GDC 2010 Level Design Notes Part 4
• (12) GDC 2010 Level Design Notes Part 3
• (10) Level Design Gameplay and Flow Challenge Guidelines April 2010
• (08) GDC 2010 Level Design Notes Part 2
• (06) GDC 2010 Level Design Notes Part 1

MARCH 2010 (06)

• (29) 3D Environment Design.com Launch
• (27) Game Env. Challenge Image Reference 2 Submission/Results
• (22) Monthly Level Design/Environment Art Focus
• (15) Game Env. Challenge Image Reference Re-Creation 2
• (10) Game Env. Challenge Image Reference 1 Submission/Results
• (01) Game Env. Challenge Image Reference Re-Creation 1

FEBRUARY 2010 (10)

• (23) L4D2: How to Create Scavenge Gamemode Part 1
• (23) L4D2: How to Create Scavenge Gamemode Part 2
• (18) Hammer Source Based Modeling in Propper
• (18) Detailing Buildings Part 1 in Hammer Source
• (16) Create Custom Textures in Hammer Sourceby
• (16) How to Create/Manage Visgroups
• (09) 11-Day Level Design Contest 'Winter' Winner/Runnerups
• (06) L4D2: How to Create Survival Gamemode Part 1
• (06) L4D2: How to Create Survival Gamemode Part 2
• (03) L4D2: How to Attach Breakable Glass to a Rotating Door

JANUARY 2010 (03)

• (31) 11-Day Level Design Contest - 'Winter' Completed
• (16) 11-Day Level Design Contest - 'Winter' Progress
• (01) 11-Day Level Design Contest - Winter

DECEMBER 2009 (12)

• (24) L4D2 Authoring Tools are Out
• (13) L4D2 Level Design Tips Part 2
• (11) L4D2 Level Design Tips Part 1
• (01) COJ2 Level Design Part 8.1: AI, Waypoints, Fightnodes
• (01) COJ2 Level Design Part 8.2: AI, Action Chains and Sensors
• (01) COJ2 Level Design Part 8.3: AI Scripts and Triggers
• (01) COJ2 Level Design Part 8.4: Overview of Actions and Behaviors
• (01) COJ2 Level Design Part 9.1: Setting Up Objectives
• (01) COJ2 Level Design Part 9.2: Setting Up Objectives and Quests
• (01) COJ2 Level Design Part 9.3: Overview of Item Types
• (01) COJ2 Level Design Part 9.4: Map Optimization and Class Types
• (01) COJ2 Level Design Part 10: Publishing Your Map

NOVEMBER 2009 (08)

• (21) Download the Entire Set of CoJ2 Single Player Videos
• (16) Call of Juarez 2 Level Design Part 7: Brush Tool and Forester
• (14) Call of Juarez 2 Level Design Part 6: Roads and Rivers
• (12) Call of Juarez 2 Level Design Part 5: Custom Object. Maya to ChromEd
• (11) Call of Juarez 2 Level Design Part 4: Object Props
• (09) Level Designer Interview: Mateusz "Seir" Piaskiewicz
• (06) Unreal Development Kit Released
• (04) Call of Juarez 2 Level Design Part 3 BONUS: Terrain Workflow

OCTOBER 2009 (06)

• (31) Call of Juarez 2 Level Design Part 3: Creating Initial Environment
• (30) Call of Juarez 2 Level Design Part 2: Interface and Navigation
• (29) Call of Juarez 2 Level Design Part 1: Tools, Support and Beginning
• (16) The Release of CryEngine 3
• (06) How to Get a Job with Epic Games
• (02) Playing with Space and Light

SEPTEMBER 2009 (08)

• (29) WoLD Store Relaunch
• (25) IGDA Montreal Halo 3 Environment Presentation
• (22) Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Modding Tools
• (18) L4D: Create a Custom Movie Poster & VPK Part 3/3
• (16) L4D: Create a Custom Movie Poster & VPK Part 2/3
• (15) L4D: Create a Custom Movie Poster & VPK Part 1/3
• (07) Happy Labor Day and Few Updates
• (02) Guide to Collecting Level Design Reference

AUGUST 2009 (09)

• (28) L4D: How to Create a Highlight Glow on Props
• (26) L4D: How to Create an Elevator Part 2
• (26) L4D: How to Create an Elevator Part 1
• (24) L4D: Prop Overview
• (19) L4D: Overlays vs Decals
• (11) L4D: How to Create a Survival Gametype Part 2
• (11) L4D: How to Create a Survival Gametype Part 1
• (06) Damnation's Concept Art to Level Design
• (03) 29 Ways to Become a Better Level Designer Ebook

JULY 2009 (08)

• (29) Level Design Originality and Innovation
• (28) Illustrated Level Design in Unreal 3 E-Book
• (20) L4D: Create a Panic Event
• (17) L4D: Forcing Survivor Position Spawn
• (14) L4D: Creating Breakable Walls
• (09) Horror/Survival Level Design: Part 5 - Moral Decision
• (06) Horror/Survival Level Design: Part 4 - Relationship
• (02) Horror/Survival Level Design: Part 3 - Story and Environment

JUNE 2009 (21)

• (29) Horror/Survival Level Design: Part 2 - Anticipation and Pacing
• (26) Horror/Survival Level Design: Part 1 - Cliches
• (22) L4D: Creating a Level/Map Change Part 2
• (22) L4D: Creating a Level/Map Change Part 1
• (18) L4D: Environment Workflow Part 5: Texturing
• (18) L4D: Navigation Meshes Advanced
• (15) L4D: Navigation Meshes and Spawning Infected
• (15) L4D: Create a Rescue Closet
• (15) L4D: Standard Gameplay Elements
• (13) World of Level Design Forums are Live
• (11) World of Level Design Survey
• (09) L4D: Environment Workflow Part 4: Skybox
• (09) L4D: Creating a Skybox and Light Environment
• (06) L4D: Creating a Ladder
• (06) L4D: Creating Rotating Doors
• (06) L4D: Creating Breakable Glass
• (03) L4D: Creating Terrain Part 2: Surrounding Mountains
• (03) L4D: Creating Terrain Part 1: Ground Floor
• (03) L4D: Terrain Texture/Alpha Blend
• (03) L4D: Creating Simple Terrain/Displacement
• (01) Illustrated Level Design in Unreal 3 E-Book

MAY 2009 (18)

• (26) L4D: Environment Workflow Part 3: Exterior
• (26) L4D: Environment Workflow Part 2: Exterior
• (26) L4D: Environment Workflow Part 1: Interior
• (22) L4D: Compiling/Running Our Map
• (22) L4D: Adding Lights
• (22) L4D: Adding Props
• (22) L4D: Texturing Basics Tutorial
• (21) L4D: Creating Geometry - Basic Room
• (21) L4D Player World Scale Dimensions
• (21) Hammer Interface Overview
• (21) Installing L4D SDK Authoring Tools and SketchUp
• (19) Becoming a Level Designer and Environment Artist Part 2
• (17) Left 4 Dead SKD is Out
• (15) Becoming a Level Designer and Environment Artist Part 1
• (09) Create Simple Particle Effects in Unreal 3
• (08) How to Import from Maya into Unreal 3
• (07) Streamlined Level Design Ebook Released
• (04) Few Things I've Learned in Last 4 Years

APRIL 2009 (09)

• (30) Part Time Level Design
• (27) Level Designer Chris Kay Interview
• (23) 8 Ways to Improve as an Artist/Designer
• (19) Making Difficult Level Design Decisions
• (16) Install Unreal 3 ActorX Import PlugIn for Maya
• (13) How to Set Up Grid Spacing in Maya to Match Unreal 3 [Bonus Video]
• (11) [Video] Modeling Interior Environment in Maya: Part 3/3
• (06) [Video] Modeling Interior Environment in Maya: Part 2/3
• (05) [Video] Modeling Interior Environment in Maya: Part 1/3

MARCH 2009 (04)

• (31) World of Level Design April Update
• (22) Shane Peterson Interview
• (18) Blocking In Level Designs in Maya
• (13) Free E-Book. Create a Map in 11 Days

FEBRUARY 2009 (03)

• (09) [Video] Case Study of Environment Light in Counter-Strike: Source
• (07) Counter-Strike: Source Case Study of Environment Light
• (04) Set a Deadline

JANUARY 2009 (05)

• (30) 60-60-30 of Level Design Productivity
• (17) How to be Highly Productive
• (15) DM-LightHouse Final Release. [PC] [PS3]
• (09) Developing 30 Day Map Making Habit
• (01) 11-Day Mapping Challenge DM-LightHouse Beta Release

DECEMBER 2008 (12)

• (31) Day 9-12: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Sound, FX, Final Touches
• (28) Day 8: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Lighting
• (27) Day 7: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Lighting
• (26) Day 6: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Texturing
• (25) Day 5: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Texturing
• (24) Day 4: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Modeling & Geometry
• (23) Day 3: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Modeling & Geometry
• (22) Day 2: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Modeling & Geometry
• (21) Day 1: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Modeling & Geometry
• (20) Intro: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - PreProduction
• (15) Art of Blocking Your Map
• (02) How To Add Depth Into Your Map

NOVEMBER 2008 (04)

• (29) Set Up Shelves in Maya for Level Design Modeling
• (27) Map Creation Guidelines
• (18) Far Cry 2 Tips / Advice / Tutorials / Videos / Links / Resources
• (14) NeoClassical Architecture

OCTOBER 2008 (12)

• (27) Photoshop Paths to Maya Environment Tutorial
• (23) Creating Unique Overviews: Photoshop Wave Filter
• (17) 100 Level Design Ideas and Locations
• (13) The World of Alan Wake
• (12) Constructivist Architecture
• (10) The World of Fable 2
• (07) Far Cry 2 Level Editor Video Preview
• (06) How To Plan Your Next Map
• (05) Level Design Workflow Tutorial
• (04) Quantum of Solace Videogame Level Design
• (03) Abandoned Oklahoma Photos
• (02) Door Photos / Reference
  

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