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Project: All work in this level was created by myself  (Michael Sanderson, 27 th  April 2025) using only the resources available to me...

Looking back at this project, I believe that I was able to learn a lot about how to design scripted events, puzzles and set up combat...

Over easter I started refining my level, by acting on the playtesting feedback from week 12. One core piece of feedback was that the...

This week, I have primarily started the process of refining the level since we are coming up to the submission date. To start this...

This week I managed to get the helicopter to spawn in and fly to the specific point where it starts attacking the player (Figure 16)....

Continuing from last week, I have created my Dishonored inspired "vantage point" idea in engine which was I wanted to add this feature...

Following on from last week I am considering moving the dropship encounter to the end of the level. I think this would be a better...

This week I began creating a second gravity gun puzzle where the player must use the gravity gun to break some wooden boards (See Figure...

I began week 7 by learning how to make and implemented a scripted sequence for a metropolis NPC. In this sequence a Metropolice Trooper...

This week I created a sprint board so I can set milestones and deadlines to help organise my thoughts and keep me on track throughout...

Since last week I have decided against specialising on lighting for this level, because I think it would take away time from developing...

This week I continued blocking out the apartment. My main problem has been getting the scaling right for the staircase. Currently the...

The HL2 style of level design   This week I bought and played HL2 for around an hour, so I could get first-hand experience of how the...

Understanding the brief   After speaking to the lecturers on Friday, I now know that the brief is more about creating a DLC/level for an...

My initial idea   My initial idea for this project is to create a Half Life 2 (HL2) level based on the themes of role-reversal and "you...