The Importance of Nothing Negative Space in Level Design
Jim Brown @EntropicDev
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Intro Negative Space and Facing Worlds Why “Nothing” Works Pharaoh's Curse Babylon and Beyond And Finally, We Have Nothing Facing Forward
Intro
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Photo Rendering Facing Worlds
Face - UT
Face 3 - UT 2003 Face Classic - UT 2004
Facing Worlds - UT3 The Importance of Nothing
Intro Negative Space and Facing Worlds Why “Nothing” Works Pharaoh's Curse Babylon and Beyond And Finally, We Have Nothing Facing Forward
Negative Space and Facing Worlds
Design: de·sign [dih – zahyn]
noun – an outline, plan, or a draft
verb – to plan, to project, or to intend
Call of Duty Counterstrike
Halo Quake 3 League of Legends The Importance of Nothing
Intro Negative Space and Facing Worlds Why “Nothing” Works Pharaoh's Curse Babylon and Beyond And Finally, We Have Nothing Facing Forward
Why “Nothing” Works Call of Duty - Favela
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Facing Worlds Favela Shrinking
Squinting
Blurring Facing Worlds Favela Figure Ground Reversal Figure Ground Ambiguity
The Importance of Nothing
Intro Negative Space and Facing Worlds Why “Nothing” Works Pharaoh's Curse Babylon and Beyond And Finally, We Have Nothing Facing Forward
Pharaoh's Curse Face - UT Face 3 - UT 2003 Face 3 - UT 2003 Face 3 - UT 2003 Face - UT Face 3 - UT 2003 Face - UT Face 3 - UT 2003
Face - UT Face 3 - UT 2003
Negative Space failures in UT2003:
- Disruptive distribution of detail
- Lack of Figure Ground contrast
The Importance of Nothing
Intro Negative Space and Facing Worlds Why “Nothing” Works Pharaoh's Curse Babylon and Beyond And Finally, We Have Nothing Facing Forward
Babylon and Beyond
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59 Total Navigation Points
Face - UT
806 Total Navigation Points
Face – UT2003
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13 different players on screen!
192 Total Navigation Points
Face – UT2004
Negative Space failures in UT2004:
- Poor use of scale meant a loss of contrast
- Sensory overload with audio/visual detail
The Importance of Nothing
Intro Negative Space and Facing Worlds Why “Nothing” Works Pharaoh's Curse Babylon and Beyond And Finally, We Have Nothing Facing Forward
And Finally, We Have Nothing
Unreal Tournament: - 130 polys
Unreal Tournament 2003/4: - 60,000 polys (280 x increase)
Unreal Tournament 3: - 610,000 polys (4,700 x increase)
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144 Total Navigation Points Face – UT3
Negative Space failures in UT3: success!
- Focused Front Ground delineation
- Organized presentation of detail
- Balance of light/color/shapes
- Appropriate scale of visual and audio space
The Importance of Nothing
Intro Negative Space and Facing Worlds Why “Nothing” Works Pharaoh's Curse Babylon and Beyond And Finally, We Have Nothing Facing Forward
Facing Forward
Face - UT
Face 3 - UT 2003 Face Classic - UT 2004
Facing Worlds - UT3 The Importance of Nothing
Thank You!
Jim Brown @EntropicDev