Week 1: Research and Development

Development Blog Week 1 - Horror Level Design


Hello and welcome to the first week of my development blog. This blog will be updating you on my weekly progression of the horror themed level I will be creating. Some weeks may have multiple updates that will indicate my progression.

Firstly, I decided to look into the sort of theme I wanted to create my horror level around. I am deciding to go with an abandoned mental hospital as even though it is a popular theme amongst this genre, it still allows for great level design due to the types of rooms and constrained space available. I decided to create a moodboard consisting of images from hospitals and abandoned buildings that help to give an understanding of the type of scale and theme I am wanting to create. I looked at the interior of these buildings and it can be seen that the rooms are small and contain long corridors within.



I then looked at the exterior of these buildings as I may possibly create an outdoor section that the player may have to move through. I haven't decided on this but I conducted research so I am prepared.


Thank you for viewing my blog, I will be conducting more research next week and creating level design layouts so that I have a firm understanding of what I will be creating within Unreal Engine 4. 





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