GDC Level Design Session and Other Highlights

The Game Developers Conference is nearing, 3/19-23. Here are the Level Design session details,

Level Design Keynote:

"The Relationship Between Background and Interface Design Procedures in Videogame Development "
-- Toshihiro Nagoshi, Amusement Vision

Level Design Speakers:

"Genre Specific World Building Methodology in SSX & SSX Tricky"
-- Sinisa Karolic, Electronic Arts Canada

"Level Design in An Outdoor Environment"
-- Jolyon Leonard, Interloop Studios

"May Time Be with You: Level Designing Rogue Leader"
-- Chris Klie, Factor 5
-- Albert Chen, Factor 5

"Systemic Level Design for Emergent Gameplay"
-- Harvey Smith, Ion Storm Austin

Premiering at the GDC on Saturday March 23 at 12:30 PM, "Avatars Offline", a feature length documentary, examines the growing trend of Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games by interviewing fans, developers, critics and scholars about the (sometimes profound) influence playing, producing and studying these games has had on them. The documentary's goal is to both disperse the commonly held ideas about gameplayers and further the discussion of interactive entertainment as an art form with vast, cross-generation appeal. The Avatars Offline screening is open to all GDC attendees.

In addition, there will be an Experimental Gameplay Workshop. It will provide a platform for game designers to showcase ground-breaking work, legitimize gameplay research and development, and create a community of experimental game designers.