Name: Jetro De Leon

Student ID: 0389624

Course: Game Development 1

Assignment: Assignment 7 Level Design

Initial Map Design

Figure 1 shows the initial map design for my game. I designed the level to gradually increase in difficulty.

Figure 1: Initial Map Design

Final Map Design

Figure 2 shows the final map design. This map went through several iterations from the initial map design. Some notable changes are:

• I made a change to the first challenge in the game. Instead of a small hop between platforms, it’s now a high platform that’s unreachable by a simple jump. Since the game is based on the projectile mechanic, I wanted to make sure that the players use it right at the beginning of the game. This change helps me achieve that goal, as the players will have to use the projectile mechanic to launch themselves onto the first platform.
• I added more forking paths to give players more decisions to make.
• I removed a few spikes in the final section as I found that it was difficult to get through that level without taking damage.

Figure 2: Final Map Design

Section 1

This first section introduces the spikes and enemy obstacles. The first encounter with the spike obstacles is just a single spike on a platform and the first encounter with the enemy is just a single enemy at the edge of a platform. This ensures that the first encounter with these obstacles is easy and isolated from the other obstacles.

Figure 3: Final Map Design Section 1

Section 2

This section focuses on vertical platforming, specifically ascending vertically.

Figure 4: Final Map Design Section 2

Section 3