Level Design Workshop: Blockmesh and Lighting Tips

In this 2018 GDC talk, Naughty Dog’s David Shaver and NYU professor Robert Yang share techniques that developers like Respawn and Naughty Dog use to establish natural level flow via blockmesh design, environment art, FX, audio and scripting, and delve into one of the most important yet often overlooked means of understanding levels: light. Register for GDC: Join the GDC mailing list: Follow GDC on Twitter: GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more. We post a fresh GDC video every day. Subscribe to the channel to stay on top of regular updates, and check out GDC Vault for thousands of more in-depth talks from our archives.