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Group Project scheduling (02nd Feb)
This first week we’ve just been dedicating roles for each member of the team, mainly based off of the specialism that each member wants...

Ben Nichols
Feb 2, 20212 min read
Prototype 4 review and final thoughts
I think this prototype has been a huge step in the right direction for me as both a games designer and level designer, introducing me to...

Ben Nichols
Jan 7, 20211 min read


Game’s Progression (Level design and Atmosphere)
As I want to specialise in Level Designing I knew that I wanted to approach the level designing for this prototype in a professional...

Ben Nichols
Jan 7, 20213 min read


Prototype 4 Ideation (Celebration)
For our four and final prototype we were given the game jam theme of ‘Celebration’. We talked about the meaning of celebration and mostly...

Ben Nichols
Jan 7, 20212 min read
Peer Reviewing others games and getting feedback (5th Dec)
During this week we had the opportunity to play and review all the other teams works/games. By doing this we as a team were able to see...

Ben Nichols
Dec 5, 20202 min read
System Error – Review and final thoughts (2nd Dec)
With our game we managed to produce a stealth game where you as the player must collect keycards to advance through the level to reach...

Ben Nichols
Dec 1, 20202 min read


Road to finishing level design (22nd Nov)
In our last workshop we had our game tested, we had very useful/ constructive feedback especially with the layout of our level (at this...

Ben Nichols
Dec 1, 20203 min read
Review of Prototype 3 ‘Local’ and what I would have done with more time (23rd Nov)
This has been a great for me to sink my teeth into, not only pushing me into a new engine but also propelling me into the world of level...

Ben Nichols
Nov 23, 20201 min read


Level Designing in Unreal
A screen shot from my prototype Throughout this project I have been thinking about what scene I have wanted to create, the first thing I...

Ben Nichols
Nov 23, 20203 min read
Version Control (14th Nov)
This week my group and I for the second sprint have been focusing on setting up online repositories. I think this has been a tricky...

Ben Nichols
Nov 20, 20201 min read
Learning Unreal (5th Nov)
This has been my first serious project in Unreal Engine 4 [1]. I decided to use this engine due to its high industry demand and also due...

Ben Nichols
Nov 20, 20201 min read


Blockouts for level Sprint 2 ‘SystemError’ (15th Nov)
WorldofLevelDesign, 2018, Blocktober: Your Quick Start Guide to Blockouts for Level Design and Game Environment Art, Available at:...

Ben Nichols
Nov 20, 20202 min read
Testing Our games (20th Nov)
In this weeks workshop we were tasked with bringing an aspect of our games that we could play test for our team. The main aspect that we...

Ben Nichols
Nov 20, 20201 min read


Prototype 3 Ideation (2nd Nov)
I knew for my third prototype that I wanted to go into the Unreal Engine 4 [1 ] as this is a heavily sort after engine within the games...

Ben Nichols
Nov 6, 20201 min read
Prototype 2 Meme Maze Review and final thoughts (2nd Nov)
I was really pleased with how this game came out, it had all the features that I wanted it to have and felt like it was supposed to when...

Ben Nichols
Nov 6, 20201 min read


Meme Maze Development Update (28th Oct)
David Stenfors, 2019, Low Poly FPS Pack – Free(Sample), Available at: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/props/weapons/low-poly-fps...

Ben Nichols
Nov 6, 20201 min read


Prototype 2 ‘Meme Maze’ (21st Oct)
I to make my meme shooter idea and after a consultation with my tutor have a couple more ideas in how I am going to expand the concept. I...

Ben Nichols
Nov 6, 20201 min read


Ideation for Prototype 2 (19th Oct)
For this game jam we were given the theme ‘Meme’, which a lot of people didn’t particularly like due to it’s silly nature, though after...

Ben Nichols
Nov 6, 20202 min read


Systems within in games and researching two system for my second sprint (5th Nov)
This week we looked into systems and how systems within life are used as key artefacts/hooks for games. A system is a set of things...

Ben Nichols
Nov 6, 20203 min read
1st Prototype (Plant Defense) Review and what I learnt (10th Oct)
I was very happy with how my project turned out and am and it achieved exactly what I wanted it to. I was a little disappointed with the...

Ben Nichols
Nov 4, 20201 min read