Introduction to Level Design

Do you love video games? Want to take your creativity and career to a whole new level? Are you asking yourself: What does a level designer do? What makes a successful video game level?

The Introduction to Level Design Professional Certificate Program has the answers to all your questions.

Get introduced to game development through level design theory, terminology, and the development process. Learn to create 2D and 3D actions, events, and objects. Design environments that support character development and player experience that culminate in a logical outcome in line with game objectives.

Deconstruct, analyze, and document various pre-existing levels from shipped games. Design and build multiplayer and single-player levels in a game engine.

This program is based on the Game Design & VFX School at our LaSalle College’s Vancouver campus, crowned the #1 undergraduate school in Canada for video game design by the Princeton Review 10 years in a row.

Get ready to take your career to a higher level!

Courses under this program:
Course 1: The Basics of Level Design

Discover how to create captivating video games with not just your visuals and gameplay, but level design as well.

Course 2: Types of Games in Level Design

Explore the many types of video games and their level design considerations.

Course 3: Shooters and Game Engines in Level Design

Shooter games have been and continue to be the dominant genre in video games. Learn about this important genre in game design.