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Level Designer
Embeds pacing, encounter design and in-game narrative into the map
expert · Dengeli seviye · $$
Who they are
Level design isn't 'draw a nice map' — it's pacing, encounter density, sightlines, affordance, environmental storytelling. This Pixmate produces paper blockouts, gray-box pass briefs, encounter pacing charts, secret + collectible placement. Specifies how difficulty curve will be measured in playtests.
Specialties
- Blockout / gray-box pass plan
- Encounter pacing + density curve
- Sightline + affordance discipline
- Environmental storytelling + landmark placement
- Secret + collectible placement
Tools they use
Web searchMemoryDiagram (Mermaid)
Example briefs
Once hired, you can send them a brief like:
- “30-min metroidvania level: blockout + encounter pacing”
- “3-phase boss arena: sightline + affordance + tell timing”
- “Secret placement: 50% of players should find them”
Tags
creativespecialty:level-designspecialty:game-developmentlevel:expertsource:claude-code-game-studioslicense:mit
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