Great game dev portfolio advice from 6 lead level designers

By Steve Lee (Level and Game Design)

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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/stevelee_gamedev Discord server: https://discord.gg/geFkdZW5vp All of us on Twitter: Me: https://twitter.com/essell2 Kai Zheng: https://twitter.com/devilpie Dana Nightingale: https://twitter.com/DanaENight Akuila Iliesa: https://twitter.com/quildogg Jason Mojica: https://twitter.com/generalvivi Miles Tost: https://twitter.com/tostspender Jason McCord: https://twitter.com/Monsterclip_JM 00:00 - Intro 00:59 - What is an LD portfolio there to show? 03:08 - How large should portfolios be? 05:32 - Are art skills important to an LD portfolio? 07:54 - What common problems do you see? 10:15 - What advice would you give for first interviews? 12:43 - Any advice re: engines and tools to use? 14:39 - Anything else? #leveldesign #gamedev #portfolio #gamesindustry

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