8/03/2018

Block Out

Today's session was further continuation of the block out for the level.  Below are two tutorials which have helped with the development and design of the level so far. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-b5Cb4XjCY,  (3D Artcore, 2012)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-p4doSPRPo, (Hermes, 2014)

Below are some more images from the progress of the block out.








After speaking to fellow class mates and the course tutor, changes were made to the layout, to make the level smaller again and to create open spaces for cross fire and bottle neck sections, as well as moving some of the houses and larger buildings about to create variation. The two YouTube tutorials watched earlier in the session also helped with the development for ideas for asset creation and layout.

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