WoLD Tutorial List Timeline

December 2022 (01)

• UE5: How to Create Your First Project and Launch the Editor

November 2022 (03)

• UE5: How to Download and Install UE5 in 5 Minutes
• 4 Primary 3D Modeling Methods Every Beginner Needs to Know About
• Modeling Better Windows for Environment Design in Maya (5-Part Series)

October 2022 (01)

• Overcome Feeling Overwhelmed, Stuck and Wanting to Quit 3D Art

September 2022 (06)

• Secrets to Getting Started with Maya as Complete Beginner 3D Artist
• Focus On These 11 Modeling Tools to Get Started with Maya for Beginners
• Now Out - "Maya Foundation: Home-Study Course" Tutorials
• 4 Ways to Download and Get Maya (For Indie Devs, Freelancers, Hobbyists and Students)
• 18 Crucial Mistakes Beginners Make Using Maya - How to Fix Them and Avoid Them
• Updated: Maya vs Maya LT - Why I Decided to Switch Back to Maya for Environment Modeling/UVing

August 2022 (01)

• Beginner's Tutorial to Creating Chain Link Fence (Maya, Substance Painter, UE5)

July 2022 (04)

• Maya: Quick Tip Tutorials Part 1 (Tips #1-10)
• Making of Retro Soda Vending Machine (Maya, Substance Painter, UE5)
• Substance Painter: Guide to Adding Text/Font and Alpha Design Logos
• Substance Painter: Complete How to Create Glass Tutorial

May 2022 (02)

• Maya: Guide to Randomizing Position for Vertices, Edges and Faces on Geometry
• UE5: Re-Create Standard Map Template Lighting & Disable/Control Auto-Exposure (Eye Adaptation)

April 2022 (02)

• Maya/UE5: How to Match Grid Size and Dimensions in Maya to UE5 - EXPLAINED
• Maya/UE5 Breakdown: Creating Modular Steel Beams/Supports from O'Hara Airport Terminal

March 2022 (01)

• Making of Wooden Barrel with Maya, Substance and UE4 - Beginners Guide to Game Prop Creation

February 2022 (01)

• Workshop - Maya/Substance: Modeling/UV in Maya to Substance Painter Texturing - File Cabinet Prop

December 2021 (01)

• Complete Beginner's Guide to Using Redshift with Maya

October 2021 (02)

• UE4: Create Overcast Day Lighting with Sky Atmosphere
• What I Learned as 3D Instructor in Last 6+ Months

March 2021 (01)

• UE4 Environment Breakdown: How I Created These Landscape Environments in Just Few Hours

February 2021 (02)

• UE4: Step-by-Step to Creating Your First Volumetric Cloud Material
• UE4: Analysis of Volumetric Clouds and How to Use Them

January 2021 (02)

• UE4: Recreate the Dynamic Time of Day Template Level - Why You Should and How-To
• UE4: Complete Guide to Spawning Foliage on Landscapes Using Grass Node Output

December 2020 (02)

• 2020 WoLD Year in Review - Opportunity in Chaos
• UE4 Environment Breakdown: Desert Dunes & Pyramids or How to Get Back to Creating Exterior Environments

November 2020 (04)

• Now Out - "UE4: Complete Guide to Auto-Landscape Materials" Tutorial Course
• UE4: 9 Things Every Auto-Landscape Material Must Have
• UE4: How to Create Your First Auto-Landscape Material
• UE4: Automatically Texture HUGE Landscapes with Auto-Landscape Materials

October 2020 (02)

• UE4: Secrets to Generating Real-World Heightmaps from Terrain.Party for UE4
• Blocktober: Your Quick Start Guide to Blockouts (Updated)

September 2020 (01)

• UE4: Quick Tip Tutorials Part 2 (Tips #11-20) - Landscape Edition

August 2020 (01)

• Beginner's Guide to Using Quixel Bridge for UE4

May 2020 (01)

• UE4: Create Procedural Landscape Heightmaps Entirely in Photoshop for UE4

April 2020 (04)

• UE4 Heightmap Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Landscape Heightmaps for UE4
• UE4: Step-by-Step to Your First Landscape Material Instance (Make Instant Material Changes)
• UE4: Step-by-Step to Your First Landscape Material (2 Texture Paint Layers)
• UE4: Step-by-Step to Your First Landscape for Complete Beginners

March 2020 (02)

• UE4: 3 Ways to Organize Your Material Editor (Descriptions, Comments and Reroute Nodes)
• UE4: Complete Guide to Using Non-Destructive Landscape Layers - Splines

February 2020 (03)

• UE4: Complete Guide to Using Non-Destructive Landscape Layers - Painting Textures
• UE4: Complete Guide to Using Non-Destructive Landscape Layers - Sculpting
• New Tutorial Course Release: "UE4 Fundamentals Vol.2: Landscape Essentials"

January 2020 (03)

• Fix Landscape Texture Tiling with This UE4 Macro/Micro Variation Technique
• Easy 5-Step Process for Hand Sculpting Perfect Landscapes in UE4
• I Sucked at Creating Landscapes in UE4 and What I Finally Did About It

December 2019 (01)

• FIX: Quixel Bridge Won't Work and I Can't Log In With My Epic Games Account

November 2019 (02)

• How to Get Free Unlimited Megascans Assets from Quixel for UE4
• UE4: BSP Blockout Process - From Concept Art to a Vacant Interior Motel Room

October 2019 (07)

• UE4: What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using BSP Brushes?
• UE4: BSP Blockout Process - Abandoned Building and Terrain from Photo Reference
• NeoClassical Architecture Style and Defining Characteristics (Updated)
• UE4: In-Depth Level Creation Workflow - From BSP to Final Level/Environment
• UE4: What are BSP Blockouts in Unreal Engine 4?
• UE4: What is BSP and When Should You Use It?
• Blocktober: Your Quick Start Guide to Blockouts (Updated)

August 2019 (03)

• Workflow: Creating Low-Poly Game Prop "File Cabinet" with Maya LT/Maya and UE4
• Workflow: Creating "Doric Column/Pillar" Game Asset with Maya LT/Maya, Quixel and UE4
• UE4: 10 Quick Tip Tutorials Part 1 (Tips #1-10)

July 2019 (04)

• UE4: How to Download and Install Unreal Engine 4 (Updated)
• FREE PDF Download - Updated/Revised "UE4 Beginner's Quick Start Guide"
• All New and Updated "UE4 Fundamentals Vol.1" Tutorial Course is Now Available

March 2019 (04)

• UE4: How to Make Modular Pipes Work in "The Corridor Project"
• UE4: Putting Together a Quick Scene Using Modular Pipes & Corridor Assets
• 32 Lessons I Learned from Creating 32 Modular Pipe Assets
• NEW RELEASE - "UE4 Modular Pipes Project" Tutorial Series

February 2019 (03)

• 6 Instant Level Design Flow Tips as Seen in "Mirror's Edge"
• 6 Instant Level Design Flow Tips as Seen in "Mirror's Edge"
• One Level Design Mistake I Learned to Avoid From Playing "Mirror's Edge"

October 2018 (01)

• Blocktober: Your Quick Start Guide to Blockouts

September 2018 (02)

• How to Use Color to Create Environments Like "Mirror's Edge"
• WoLD Website Redesign 2018

July 2018 (01)

• Why I Stopped Playing Games and Why It's Important to Start Again

May 2018 (02)

• CS:GO SDK Clip vs Player Clip Brush Texture - Which One Should You Use
• UE4: 8-Step Checklist for Level Scene Setup to Begin Working

February 2018 (02)

• 11 Secrets for Level Design and Game Environment Ideas, Layouts and Reference with "Google Maps 3D"
• UE4: Night Time Lighting - Starry Sky (Static/Baked Lighting) - Part 2/2

January 2018 (02)

• UE4: Night Time Lighting - Starry Sky (Static/Baked Lighting) - Part 1/2
• UE4: Making Water Material in "Starter Content" Work Without Stretching or Distortions

September 2017 (03)

• Update: Now Out - Brand New UE4 Tutorial Series and Game Asset/Prop Workflows
• MASSIVE 29-Step Quick Start Guide to Creating Custom Static Meshes for Unreal Engine 4
• My System for Setting Up Game Environment Projects for Maya LT/Maya, UE4 and Texturing

May 2017 (01)

• Summer of Tutorials - WoLD 48-Hour Flash Sale (2 Days Only)

April 2017 (01)

• 26 Ways to Have Your Best Level Design and Game Environment Art Year (Updated)

February 2017 (02)

• The Complete "Abandoned House" Workflow Tutorial Series in Hammer Source (All 5 Tutorials)
• CS:GO SDK Hammer Source "Abandoned House" Workflow (Part 5/5) - Beyond the House, Lighting and Final Compile Tutorial

January 2017 (04)

• CS:GO SDK Hammer Source "Abandoned House" Workflow (Part 4/5) - Terrain/Displacement and Foliage Tutorial
• CS:GO SDK Hammer Source "Abandoned House" Workflow (Part 3/5) - Detailing Tutorial
• CS:GO SDK Hammer Source "Abandoned House" Workflow (Part 2/5) - Texturing Tutorial
• CS:GO SDK Hammer Source "Abandoned House" Workflow (Part 1/5) - BSP Block In Tutorial

December 2016 (01)

• 121 Level Design and Game Environment Location Ideas (Updated)

November 2016 (04)

• WoLD Thanksgiving 2016 Sale (Nov. 25 - 28)
• How to Plan Level Designs and Game Environments in 11 Steps
• Why I Failed for Years at Level Design and Game Environments
• "Preproduction Blueprint" is Now Out in Paperback and Kindle – (Updated/Revised)

September 2016 (18)

• CS:GO SDK In-Depth Guide to Creating Breakable and Non-Breakable Glass Windows
• 13 Beginner Tutorials to Get Started Learning Maya LT/Maya for Game Environment Modeling
• Maya LT/Maya: How and Why to Delete Objects Construction History - Beginner Tutorial 13/13
• Maya LT/Maya: How to Save, Open and Start New Scenes - Beginner Tutorial 12/13
• Maya LT/Maya: How to Create and Manage Custom Tool Shelf - Beginner Tutorial 11/13
• Maya LT/Maya: Outliner, Hypergraph and Hypershade Explained - Beginner Tutorial 10/13
• Maya LT/Maya: Custom Polygon Display for Game Environment Modeling - Beginner Tutorial 9/13
• Maya LT/Maya: How to Properly Delete Vertices, Edges and Faces - Beginner Tutorial 8/13
• Maya LT/Maya: Geometry Modeling Basics Exercise - Beginner Tutorial 7/13
• Maya LT/Maya: Snap to Grid, Edges, Vertices and Modify Pivot Points - Beginner Tutorial 6/13
• Maya LT/Maya: Viewport Viewing Options for Modeling - Beginner Tutorial 5/13
• Maya LT/Maya: Geometry Modeling Basics and How to Work With Polygon Objects - Beginner Tutorial 4/13
• Maya LT/Maya: Guide to Mastering Viewport Navigation - Beginner Tutorial 3/13
• Maya LT/Maya: Interface Overview for Game Environment Modeling - Beginner Tutorial 2/13
• Maya LT/Maya: First Time In Maya LT And How To Set Up Projects - Beginner Tutorial 1/13
• Now Out - 9 Hour Video Tutorial Series "3D Game Environment Modeling/UVing Foundation with Maya LT/Maya"
• Now Out - Free PDF "Maya LT/Maya Primer Quick Start Guide"
• Coming Soon - New 9 Hours of Tutorials and New 148-page PDF Guide

August 2016 (03)

• Maya vs Maya LT: Why I Decided to Switch to Maya LT for Game Environment Modeling and UVing
• CS:GO SDK How to Decompile Maps to Reverse Engineer and Improve Your Work
• CS:GO SDK 10 Quick Tip Tutorials with Source Engine #1-10

July 2016 (03)

• 23 Recommended 3D Game Engines - Updated
• CS:GO SDK How to Choose/Change Your Map's Team Player Models for CT and T Teams
• Interview: Professional Level Designer Talks Designing Single-Player vs Multiplayer Levels, VR Challenges and Tips for Getting Started

June 2016 (02)

• CS:GO SDK How to Create Functional, Climbable Ladders
• CS:GO SDK Complete Guide to Using VisGroups to Organize and Work on Large/Complex Maps

MAY 2016 (04)

• UE4: Spotlight - 14 Submitted Artworks From "UE4 The Corridor Project"
• CS:GO SDK Terminal Ballistics or How to Test if You Can Shoot Through Walls (Bullet Penetration)
• CS:GO SDK Automatically Assign Any Weapon to a Player On Spawn
• CS:GO SDK How to Spawn Any Weapon on the Ground (for fy/aim maps)

April 2016 (03)

• Seeing the World as a Level Designer
• UE4: Solution to Decals Not Rendering/Showing in Indirect Static Lighting
• UE4: How to Insert, Apply and Use Decals Inside Your Level

March 2016 (02)

• UE4: How to Create Your First Decal Material
• CS:GO Prop Statics Are Black and Don't Light Properly [Solved] - Wildfire Update

February 2016 (01)

• CS:GO Stuck? One Section Level Design for Gameplay

January 2016 (02)

• Daily Screenshot Technique: 1-Minute Process For Improving Your Level Designs and Environment Art Work
• 3 Workflow Techniques - How to Draw Top-Down Level Design Multiplayer Map Layouts

November 2015 (03)

• UE4: How I Created "The Corridor" Environment in 10 Hours with Unreal Engine 4 (32-Min Tutorial)
• Now Out - "UE4 The Corridor Project" Video Tutorial Series
• Now Out - "UE4 How to Create Custom Decals" Video Tutorial Series

October 2015 (01)

• UE4: Beginner's Step-by-Step to Creating Your First Level

September 2015 (04)

• Now Out - Free PDF Guide "UE4 Beginner's Crash Course"
• Now Out - "UE4 Fundamentals" Video Tutorial Series
• UE4: 16 Principles - How to Start Learning Unreal Engine 4
• UE4: 27 Step Crash Course to Getting Started with Unreal Engine 4

August 2015 (03)

• Single Player Level Design Pacing and Gameplay Beats - Part 3/3
• Single Player Level Design Pacing and Gameplay Beats - Part 2/3
• Single Player Level Design Pacing and Gameplay Beats - Part 1/3

July 2015 (02)

• UE4/Maya LT: Set Up Grid in Maya to Match Unreal Engine 4
• UDK/UE4: How to Transition from UDK to UE4

June 2015 (03)

• UE4: How to Convert/Update Projects to a New Unreal Engine Version
• UE4: How to Rename Your Project
• UE4: How to Change/Move Project Folder to New Location Directory

May 2015 (03)

• UE4: Create Projects From File Examples, Samples & Marketplace Content
• UE4: How to Create, Start & Open Your First New Project
• UE4: How to Download and Install Unreal Engine 4

April 2015 (02)

• Recommended 3D Game Engines - Updated
• Everything is $25 - All Premium Tutorial Guides are On Sale

February 2015 (02)

• UDK: How to Create Landscape Heightmaps with Photoshop Clouds Filter
• UDK: 2 Quick Ways to Modify and Form Landscapes

January 2015 (02)

• UE4: Use This Skeletal Mesh Reference to Judge Scale and Proportion
• UE4: Guide to Player Scale and World/Architecture Dimensions

December 2014 (04)

• Paperback Now Available - The Essential Guide to Getting Started w/UDK
• 16 Recommended 3D Game Engines (Updated)
• UDK: Landscape Challenge - 30 Minutes or Less to Create/Form a Landscape
• UDK: 22 Steps to Getting Started with UDK - Updated (in Less Than 30 Minutes)

November 2014 (04)

• Tutorial Guide: UDK The Foundation is Now Out
• Tutorial Guide: UDK How to Landscape Guide is Now Out
• Free PDF Tutorial Guide: The Essential Beginner's Guide to Getting Started With UDK
• Coming Soon Tutorial Guides - Next Week: What to Expect

September 2014 (01)

• 13 Ways to Improve Your LD/3D Skill Away From a Computer

August 2014 (02)

• Resource: Level-Design.org Knowledge Base
• 11 Things I Learned from Dream Worlds

July 2014 (01)

• UDK: Material Editor Guide to Practical Examples

June 2014 (05)

• UDK: How to Create Your First Material
• UDK: How to Import Custom Textures
• UDK: Material Editor Beginner Basics
• UDK: Difference Between Textures and Materials
• WoLD Website Redesign

February 2014 (01)

• CS:GO From Top Down Layout to BSP Block-In Workflow

January 2014 (01)

• Top 6 Tutorials on Productivity, Focus and Time Management

December 2013 (03)

• 6 Principles of Choke Point Level Design for Multiplayer Maps as Seen in CS:GO
• How to Design Multiplayer Gameplay Map Layouts (In-Depth Guide)
• Deliberate Practice for Level Designers and Environment Artist

June 2013 (01)

• Software for Game Environment Artist

March 2013 (04)

• CS:GO SDK Creating Advanced Bomb Site Zones to Trigger Fire/Dust
• CS:GO SDK Creating Standard Bomb Site Zones For Defuse Map
• CS:GO SDK Inserting Hostages and Creating Hostage Rescue Zones
• CS:GO SDK Creating Buy Zones and Inserting Player Starts

February 2013 (08)

• CS:GO SDK How to Compile and Run Your First Map
• CS:GO SDK Texturing: Applying Textures and Principles for Optimizing Early
• CS:GO SDK Adding Lights: How to Light Your First Room (Lighting Basics)
• CS:GO SDK Adding Prop Models: Using Models In Your Map
• CS:GO SDK How to Create Your First Room - BSP Brush Geometry
• CS:GO SDK Player and Architecture Scale, Dimension, Proportion
• CS:GO SDK Navigation and Interface Basics in 15 minutes
• CS:GO SDK Download, Install, Launch Level Editor

January 2013 (03)

• GDC Level Design in a Day - Q/A Session
• How to Have the Best Level Design and Game Environment Year
• How to Start Your Own Level Design or Game Environment Challenge (8 Ways)

December 2012 (03)

• What Level Editor/Game Engine Should You Use - (How to Choose)
• Recommended 3D Game Engines
• Recommended Level Design Editors

September 2012 (02)

• How to Reverse Engineer Level Design and Game Environment Art

June 2012 (02)

• UDK: Lightmap Common Problems and Solutions
• UDK: Lightmap Resolution for Static Meshes and BSP

May 2012 (05)

• UDK: Quick Time Events with Kismet
• UDK: How to Fix Lightmap Light/Shadow Bleeding and Seams
• UDK: Lightmap UV Layout Techniques and How to Create a Second UV Channel in Maya
• UDK: 18 Important Principles for Creating and Using Lightmaps (Lightmap Basics and Introduction)
• UDK: Using Console Commands as Gameplay Elements

April 2012 (03)

• UDK: Cinematics Introduction Part 1/2
• UDK: Cinematics Introduction Part 2/2
• UDK: Bools - Puzzle Design and Interaction

March 2012 (09)

• UDK: Spawning Bots Final Touches - Part 3/3
• UDK: How to Add Functionality to Bots - Part 2/3
• UDK: How to Spawn Bots in Kismet - Part 1/3
• UDK: How to Trigger Material Instances
• UDK: How to Pick Up and Place Item
• UDK: Moving Doors
• UDK: Intro to Kismet
• Storytelling Level Design Challenge 2 Final Top 5 and Winner

February 2012 (06)

• Storytelling Level Design Challenge 2 Final Work
• UDK: How to Set Up vCTF Gametype
• UDK: How to Set Up DM and TDM Gametype
• UDK: How to Add Player Starts, PathNodes, Weapons, Items, Vehicles and JumpPads
• Storytelling Level Design Challenge 2 Work In Progress
• Functional Lighting

January 2012 (02)

• Storytelling Level Design Challenge 2
• How to Have the Best Level Design and Game Environment Year

December 2011 (01)

• How to Plan Game Environments and Level Designs

November 2011 (04)

• Why I Failed For Years at Level Design and Game Environments
• CryEngine 3 SDK: How to Keep Your Map to Scale
• CryEngine 3 SDK: How to Move Sections of Terrain
• "10-Year-Old Brother" Challenge Final Work & Winners

October 2011 (12)

• CryEngine 3 SDK: Add/Create Rivers
• CryEngine 3 SDK: Add/Create Roads
• CryEngine 3 SDK: Add Vegetation/Foliage/Trees/Grass
• CryEngine 3 SDK: Placing Objects/Models Into Your Map
• CryEngine 3 SDK: Terrain Texture Layer Painting
• CryEngine 3 SDK: Import and Create Custom Terrain Heightmap
• CryEngine 3 SDK: Paint, Modify, Edit Terrain Manually
• CryEngine 3 SDK: Creating and Generating Terrain
• CryEngine 3 SDK: Navigation, Interface and Viewport Options
• CryEngine 3 SDK: Download, Installation, Launch
• "10-Year-Old Brother" Challenge Work In Progress
• Single Player Level Design Workflow
• "10-Year-Old Brother" Game Environment Challenge Rules/Criteria

September 2011 (02)

• UDK: How to Add a Custom Map Template
• UDK: New Map Templates Deconstruction

August 2011 (03)

• Create Video Trailers in Source Engine - L4D1/2: Making of Left2Party
• How to Use Cover Object Placement for Level Design
• UDK Pirates Challenge - Final Winners/Runnerups

July 2011 (03)

• UDK Pirates Challenge Final Work/Voting
• UDK Pirates Challenge WIP Update
• UDK Pirates Challenge Rules

May 2011 (03)

• Level Design Workflow: Making of HL2DM DM_Zest
• Ultimate Level Design Guide Ebook Download 
• Coming Soon Free Ebook and Free Subscription Notice 

April 2011 (08)

• UDK: How to Add Lights
• Maya: How to Fix 'Object Scale Not Found' Error
• (26) UDK: How to Add a Skybox
• UDK: Applying Materials/Textures and Workflow
• UDK: Using Static Meshes and Workflow
• UDK: Quick Lighting and Ingame Test - Simple Room/Env Part 3/3
• UDK: BSP Workflow - Simple Room/Env Creation Part 2/3
• UDK: BSP Block In - Simple Room/Env Creation Part 1/3

March 2011 (03)

• Storytelling Level Design Challenge 1 - Winner and 8 Secrets
• Storytelling Level Design Challenge 1 - Final Work
• Storytelling Level Design Challenge 1

February 2011 (05)

• New Redesigned and Improved WoLD Forums
• Roads Hammer Source Part 8/8: Blocking Curved Sloped Roads
• Winter 2011 Level Design Challenge Winners and Runner-Ups
• Roads Hammer Source Part 7/8: Blocking Roads Off with Terrain
• Roads Hammer Source Part 6/8: Blocking Roads Off with Brushes

January 2011 (09)

• Roads Hammer Source Part 5/8: Curved Sloped Roads
• Roads Hammer Source Part 4/8: 180 Degree U-Turns
• Roads Hammer Source Part 3/8: Tight and Wide 90 Degree Turns
• Roads Hammer Source Part 2/8: 3 and 4 Way Intersections
• Winter 2011 Level Design/Game Environment Challenge WIP
• Roads Hammer Source Part 1/8: Basics, Realism & Intersections
• UDK/Maya: How to Set Up Grid in Maya to Match UDK
• How to Apply Real World Scale in Hammer Source
• Winter 2011 Level Design/Game Environment Challenge

December 2010 (03)

• Hammer Source Player Scale and World Dimensions
• Billy Hallden Interview - Level and Environment Design
• Hammer Source Map Construction Breakdown

October 2010 (04)

• Hammer Source Crash Course in 15 Minutes
• 6 Common Filetypes in Hammer SourceSDK/Authoring Tools
• Halloween Challenge 2010 Results/Winners
• Halloween Challenge 2010 Submissions/Voting

October 2010 (07)

• Halloween Challenge 2010 Final Sneak Peak
• How to Get and Install Source SDK and L4D1/2 Authoring Tools
• UDK© 11 Day Level Design DataDVD and New Price
• L4D1/2: 13 Level Design Tips from The Sacrifice
• Halloween Challenge 2010 Sneak Peak
• UE3 vs UDK vs UT3
• Halloween Level Design/Game Environment Challenge

September 2010 (12)

• Maya Beginner Basics 10/10: How to Set Up New Project
• Maya Beginner Basics 9/10: Snap Tool and Pivots
• Maya Beginner Basics 8/10: Outliner, Hypergraph, Hypershade
• Maya Beginner Basics 7/10: Custom Polygon Display
• Maya Beginner Basics 6/10: Geometry Modeling Basics Exercise
• Maya Beginner Basics 5/10: Geometry Modeling Basics
• Maya Beginner Basics 4/10: Viewport Navigation
• Maya Beginner Basics 3/10: Custom Shelf
• Maya Beginner Basics 2/10: Setting Preferences
• Maya Beginner Basics 1/10: Interface Overview
• UDK: How to Take High Res Screenshots
• 11-Day Level Design Challenge 2 - 'Summer' Winner/Runnerups

August 2010 (05)

• 6 Steps to Basics of Silhouette Environment Design
• Silhouette Design Game Environments
• 11 Day Level Design Challenge 2 - 'Rural Summer' WIP
• L4D2/1: Visual Reference Guide to Campaign Design
• 11 Day Level Design Challenge 2 - 'Rural Summer'

July 2010 (02)

• WoLD Update #1
• How to Create a Playable Level in 11 Days

June 2010 (05)

• 11 Day Level Design Process Overivew
• UDK 11 Day Level Design
• UDK Basics Getting Started in 11 Steps Part 1
• UDK Basics Getting Started in 11 Steps Part 2
• UDK Basics Getting Started in 11 Steps Part 3

May 2010 (03)

• L4D1-2 Campaign Design; Why Less is More
• Level Design Gameplay and Flow Challenge Results and Winner
• Level Design Gameplay and Flow Challenge Update

April 2010 (06)

• GDC 2010 Level Design Notes Part 5
• GDC 2010 Level Design Notes Part 4
• GDC 2010 Level Design Notes Part 3
• Level Design Gameplay and Flow Challenge Guidelines April 2010
• GDC 2010 Level Design Notes Part 2
• GDC 2010 Level Design Notes Part 1

March 2010 (06)

• 3D Environment Design.com Launch
• Game Env. Challenge Image Reference 2 Submission/Results
• Monthly Level Design/Environment Art Focus
• Game Env. Challenge Image Reference Re-Creation 2
• Game Env. Challenge Image Reference 1 Submission/Results
• Game Env. Challenge Image Reference Re-Creation 1

February 2010 (10)

• L4D2: How to Create Scavenge Gamemode Part 1
• L4D2: How to Create Scavenge Gamemode Part 2
• Hammer Source Based Modeling in Propper
• Detailing Buildings Part 1 in Hammer Source
• Create Custom Textures in Hammer Source
• How to Create/Manage Visgroups
• 11-Day Level Design Contest 'Winter' Winner/Runnerups
• L4D2: How to Create Survival Gamemode Part 1
• L4D2: How to Create Survival Gamemode Part 2
• L4D2: How to Attach Breakable Glass to a Rotating Door

January 2010 (03)

• 11-Day Level Design Contest - 'Winter' Completed
• 11-Day Level Design Contest - 'Winter' Progress
• 11-Day Level Design Contest - Winter

December 2009 (12)

• L4D2 Level Design Tips Part 2
• L4D2 Level Design Tips Part 1
• COJ2 Level Design Part 8.1: AI, Waypoints, Fightnodes
• COJ2 Level Design Part 8.2: AI, Action Chains and Sensors
• COJ2 Level Design Part 8.3: AI Scripts and Triggers
• COJ2 Level Design Part 8.4: Overview of Actions and Behaviors
• COJ2 Level Design Part 9.1: Setting Up Objectives
• COJ2 Level Design Part 9.2: Setting Up Objectives and Quests
• COJ2 Level Design Part 9.3: Overview of Item Types
• COJ2 Level Design Part 9.4: Map Optimization and Class Types
• COJ2 Level Design Part 10: Publishing Your Map

November 2009 (07)

• Download the Entire Set of CoJ2 Single Player Videos
• Call of Juarez 2 Level Design Part 7: Brush Tool and Forester
• Call of Juarez 2 Level Design Part 6: Roads and Rivers
• Call of Juarez 2 Level Design Part 5: Custom Object. Maya to ChromEd
• Call of Juarez 2 Level Design Part 4: Object Props
• Level Designer Interview: Mateusz "Seir" Piaskiewicz
• Call of Juarez 2 Level Design Part 3 BONUS: Terrain Workflow

October 2009 (05)

• Call of Juarez 2 Level Design Part 3: Creating Initial Environment
• Call of Juarez 2 Level Design Part 2: Interface and Navigation
• Call of Juarez 2 Level Design Part 1: Tools, Support and Beginning

September 2009 (04)

• L4D: Create a Custom Movie Poster & VPK Part 3/3
• L4D: Create a Custom Movie Poster & VPK Part 2/3
• L4D: Create a Custom Movie Poster & VPK Part 1/3
• Guide to Collecting Level Design Reference

August 2009 (07)

• L4D: How to Create a Highlight Glow on Props
• L4D: How to Create an Elevator Part 2
• L4D: How to Create an Elevator Part 1
• L4D: Prop Overview
• L4D: Overlays vs Decals
• L4D: How to Create a Survival Gametype Part 2
• L4D: How to Create a Survival Gametype Part 1

July 2009 (08)

• Level Design Originality and Innovation
• Illustrated Level Design in Unreal 3 E-Book
• L4D: Create a Panic Event
• L4D: Forcing Survivor Position Spawn
• L4D: Creating Breakable Walls
• Horror/Survival Level Design: Part 5 - Moral Decision
• Horror/Survival Level Design: Part 4 - Relationship
• Horror/Survival Level Design: Part 3 - Story and Environment

June 2009 (19)

• Horror/Survival Level Design: Part 2 - Anticipation and Pacing
• Horror/Survival Level Design: Part 1 - Cliches
• L4D: Creating a Level/Map Change Part 2
• L4D: Creating a Level/Map Change Part 1
• L4D: Environment Workflow Part 5: Texturing
• L4D: Navigation Meshes Advanced
• L4D: Navigation Meshes and Spawning Infected
• L4D: Create a Rescue Closet
• L4D: Standard Gameplay Elements
• L4D: Environment Workflow Part 4: Skybox
• L4D: Creating a Skybox and Light Environment
• L4D: Creating a Ladder
• L4D: Creating Rotating Doors
• L4D: Creating Breakable Glass
• L4D: Creating Terrain Part 2: Surrounding Mountains
• L4D: Creating Terrain Part 1: Ground Floor
• L4D: Terrain Texture/Alpha Blend
• L4D: Creating Simple Terrain/Displacement
• Illustrated Level Design in Unreal 3 E-Book

May 2009 (18)

• L4D: Environment Workflow Part 3: Exterior
• L4D: Environment Workflow Part 2: Exterior
• L4D: Environment Workflow Part 1: Interior
• L4D: Compiling/Running Our Map
• L4D: Adding Lights
• L4D: Adding Props
• L4D: Texturing Basics Tutorial
• L4D: Creating Geometry - Basic Room
• L4D Player World Scale Dimensions
• Hammer Interface Overview
• Installing L4D SDK Authoring Tools and SketchUp
• Becoming a Level Designer and Environment Artist Part 2
• Becoming a Level Designer and Environment Artist Part 1
• Create Simple Particle Effects in Unreal 3
• How to Import from Maya into Unreal 3
• Streamlined Level Design Ebook Released
• Few Things I've Learned in Last 4 Years

April 2009 (09)

• Part Time Level Design
• Level Designer Chris Kay Interview
• 8 Ways to Improve as an Artist/Designer
• Making Difficult Level Design Decisions
• Install Unreal 3 ActorX Import PlugIn for Maya
• How to Set Up Grid Spacing in Maya to Match Unreal 3
• Modeling Interior Environment in Maya: Part 3/3
• Modeling Interior Environment in Maya: Part 2/3
• Modeling Interior Environment in Maya: Part 1/3

March 2009 (03)

• Shane Peterson Interview
• Blocking In Level Designs in Maya
• Free E-Book. Create a Map in 11 Days

February 2009 (03)

• [Video] Case Study of Environment Light in Counter-Strike: Source
• Counter-Strike: Source Case Study of Environment Light
• Set a Deadline

January 2009 (05)

• 60-60-30 of Level Design Productivity
• How to be Highly Productive
• DM-LightHouse Final Release. [PC] [PS3]
• Developing 30 Day Map Making Habit
• 11-Day Mapping Challenge DM-LightHouse Beta Release

December 2008 (12)

• Day 9-12: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Sound, FX, Final Touches
• Day 8: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Lighting
• Day 7: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Lighting
• Day 6: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Texturing
• Day 5: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Texturing
• Day 4: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Modeling & Geometry
• Day 3: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Modeling & Geometry
• Day 2: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Modeling & Geometry
• Day 1: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - Modeling & Geometry
• Intro: Unreal 3 11-Day Challenge - PreProduction
• Art of Blocking Your Map
• How To Add Depth Into Your Map

November 2008 (01)

• Map Creation Guidelines

October 2008 (05)

• Photoshop Paths to Maya Environment Tutorial
• Creating Unique Overviews: Photoshop Wave Filter
• 120+ Level Design Ideas and Locations
• How To Plan Your Next Map
• Level Design Workflow Tutorial
• Welcome to World of Level Design.com