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level-design

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Design and build playable levels — the blockout/whitebox-to-playable workflow, player metrics and grid layout, pacing and flow (tension/rest curve), gating and the critical path, and encounter design. Engine-neutral practice. Use when the user mentions level design, blockout/whitebox/greybox, level layout, level pacing, encounter design, or the critical path through a level.

When to use

• Use to plan a level's structure: critical path, pacing, gating, encounters,
• Use the **blockout → test → iterate → dress** workflow to build a level that
• Use to derive level **metrics** from the character's movement so geometry is

When not to use

• algorithmic level generation
• engine tile/grid painting tools
• movement abilities implementation

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