stevelee on bluesky

My 4 most popular #leveldesign vids: My Dishonored 2 / Arkane level design test: youtube.com/watch?v=8cEccZ… Speed Level Design videos = misleading: youtube.com/watch?v=IcCFto… How I design levels in text first: youtube.com/watch?v=0FSssD… Why LD is hard to practice: youtube.com/watch?v=-T73pq…

@QiudaoLionel Followed :)

@essell2 Thanks for your recommendation, I will try to register

I don't plan on tweeting here anymore

@QiudaoLionel Is joining bluesky not an option?

@essell2 Sad ， because I just followed you and don’t know where to see more of your content

@QiudaoLionel Hi - it's because Elon Musk: A) Has changed how Twitter works in so many awful ways since he bought it (and Bluesky is such a nicer place) B) Is taking his support of Trump to such an unethical extreme that I don't want anything to do with him, or to support him in any way, ever

@essell2 why

@dandouglas Cheers Dan, good to hear :)

trying hard to improve my level design and also maximise the limited free time i have to work on my mod and i’ve just discovered Steve’s channel, absolutely smashing through these videos cos they’re super informative

@oneofmoo @Crazyreyn I might technically be being naughty occasionally, but for short clips, if it just feels like a random bit of gameplay then I think it's ok to just use it. If it feels more like something someone put work into, I usually credit the source in the corner of my vid

@Crazyreyn Basically, I'm just talking about "this game inspired me" and I'd love to pop something on screen.

If I'm making a video and I want to show some gameplay footage of a game I don't own, what are the rules for using someone else's footage? Can I just do it? Only with permission? Never?

@oneofmoo (Maybe on bluesky instead)

@oneofmoo I'm often totally one of those people, but afaik I have it less when recording videos (and when I do it a bit, I don't mind because I see it as being naturalistic, which is ok because I'm not doing marketing videos etc). Any questions about this, feel free to DM!

Do I know any content creators (or anyone who talks to camera) who has issues with eye contact in real life? I realize I'm one of those "eye contact when they talk, stare elsewhere when I talk" people and it is NOT useful when I'm trying to record videos. Any advice?

@miprivac Haha, most of my work was 1-3 years ago, before I started my current gig :)

@essell2 How do u find the time??? Absolute beast!

@Keyecomposer Oh and the junctions near the middle of the map would benefit a distinctive landmark / object that helps the player orient themselves and tell which way is forward / north / the "back" of the level, etc

@Keyecomposer Oops, just played a bit more and remembered I forgot to reply. Basically the whole map looks too similar. Too hard to tell where you are, where you've been, where you could go next to do objectives. Different ends and key areas of the map should have more distinguishing features

Fuck you @elonmusk you scared bitch.

@SeanNoonan Can't imagine getting that far at this rate, but we'll see... looking forward to a few levels I've never actually seen before!

@essell2 Wait til you get to Egyptian - you want that Golden Gun? Better consult the cheats section of Games Master 😅

@mrsambarlow I was a bit of a Goldeneye purist back in the day, curious what I'll think of it now

@Sebastien_S_LD Hehe yep it is... the one that looks identical in every direction, from everywhere, in fog, at nighttime

@essell2 Is it Surface 2 ? I spent hours trying to do this one last month. That Bunker mission following this one got me though.

@piotrone @n_o_marsh @furnimatgames Cheers Piotr :)

#ff Video game related accounts to follow: @n_o_marsh -> Making South Scrimshaw @furnimatgames -> Making Arranger @essell2 -> Level designer and level design teacher

@haikus_by_KN Pissing it down and cold over here too, boooo

Paris is having a New Zealand-style summer, it seems. Can't wait for the sub-tropical cyclones to hit. Seriously wtf

@robmclac @HalfMermaid @mrsambarlow @nataliewatson Yeeeah boyeeeee

Next week I'll be starting at @HalfMermaid with @mrsambarlow, @essell2, @nataliewatson and many other new folk working on PROJECT D████ Can't wait to join the team and get making things! store.steampowered.com/app/2640200/Pr…

@BBW_BFF Yojimbo has some bangers:

Leone's gallery of grotesques has me yearning for the days when actors were allowed to have fucked-up teeth, wrinkles, distinct & interesting faces