Level Design

Chapter 3: Paper Design

creating the level blueprint

1. Building on the original concept you developed in Chapter 2, create a blueprint for your level. Make sure you begin with a series of rough sketches until your blueprint begins to take shape.

2. Create at least three gameplay mechanics for your level. How do these objectives relate to your original story idea?

3. Come up with five level objectives that correspond to your gameplay mechanics. How will you identify these objectives in your level blueprint?

I'll just sum up questions 2 and 3 with this. 

This game is to be designed to unnerve and disturb the player. Most mechanics should follow this.

Level Objectives:

Avoid pursuer then navigate through the cave. Endure hallucinations, defeat the boss and escape.

1. Area 1: Learn controls and run away from chaser.
2. Area 1: Find opening for cave before being caught.
3. Area 2: Stay hidden and quiet to avoid chaser but keep mindful of small critters scuttling around.
4. Area 2: Entrance guarded so only progression is crawlspace.
5. Area 3: Navigate maze. (a small, almost out of sight trail of spiders leads the way through)\
6. Area 3: Random 'Unnerving' cinematic events (e.g. hand transforms into spider momentarily)
7. Area 4: Dark hallway walls reveal mass spiders.
8. Area 5: Boss battle.

Asset list:

Type	Object (Description)	Detail
Model	Monster (Chases player)	High
Model	Hands of Player (Will be transformed into a spider)	High
Model	Spider attached to arm (Transformed from player hand)	High
Model	Various Trees (Lines pathway, four variants)	Medium
Model	Shrubs (Hidden cave entrance, four variants)	High
Model	Rocks (Littered around cave, eight variants)	Medium
Model	Stalagmites (Littered around cave, can hide behind)	Medium
Model	Small Spiders (Randomly crawling around cave)	High
Model	Spider webs (Decorative five to six variants)	Low
Model	Spider Eggs (Largish, can block access)	High
Model	Boss Spider (Fight it)	High
Texture	Grass/Forest Floor (Area 1)	Medium
Texture	Dirt road (Area 1)	Medium
Texture	Cave Walls (Area 2 onward)	High
Texture	Cave floor (Area 2 onward)	High
Sounds	Forest floor (crunch of twigs and dried leaves)
Sounds	Windy (Wind through trees)
Sounds	Dirt road (Walking on dirt and loose stones)
Sounds	Cave floor (walk/slam on concrete)
Sounds	Cave Crawl (scuffing concrete)
Sounds	Cave impact (hitting concrete)
Sounds	Jeremy (Huffs and gasps from player)
Sounds	Monster (spooky indistinguishable voices)
Sounds	Small spider (scuttling small creature)
Sounds	Rubble (falling pebbles and rocks)
Sounds	Spider Screech (Monstrous screech as boss attacks)
Sounds	Hypnotism (Boss special attack)
Music	Soft (whistling of wind mixed with violin)
Music	Incoming (drums starting slow then pace increase)
Music	Sinister (violin, rainstick and flute/wind instrument)
Music	Boss (Mix of all from the above)