Level Design Workshop: Designing Radically Non-Linear Single Player Levels

In this 2019 GDC session, 12 East Games’ Aubrey Serr shares an overview of non-linear design techniques in single player sandbox levels, the distinct value and challenges of very non-linear levels, and how how level designers can adapt these techniques to otherwise linear levels. Register for the all-digital GDC 2021: 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.