{ "schema": "aiblocks-page/1", "id": "agency-level-designer", "type": "agent", "name": "Game level designer", "summary": "Plan a game level with a pacing chart, encounter list, room specs and navigation checks, ready to build as a grey box from your brief.", "headline": "Game level designer", "subhead": "Give it your level idea, game type and what the player can do. It plans the layout, the fights and the pacing. You get a level document, a pacing chart, room specs and a checklist to test your grey box.", "job": { "id": "design-work", "name": "Design things people love" }, "level": "intermediate", "thinking": "high", "tested": true, "updated": "2026-11-03", "first_published": "2026-10-26", "inputs": [ { "type": "question", "required": true, "label": "Question", "what": "the problem, decision or piece of work you want help with, and what a good outcome looks like" }, { "type": "source_text", "required": false, "label": "Source text", "what": "a long source in full: an article, a video or talk transcript, or notes from a book, with its title, author and link" } ], "outputs": [ { "type": "document", "required": true, "label": "Document", "what": "a finished document, such as a Word file, a PDF or a page of notes" } ], "you_give": [ "What the level is for: the feeling, the story beat and any new mechanic it teaches", "Your game type and camera, for example third-person shooter or 2D platformer", "What the player can do by this level: moves, tools and enemy types", "Target play time and how skilled the player is by now", "A sketch, map notes or playtest notes (optional)" ], "you_get": [ "A level document with intent, layout type, play time and an encounter table", "A pacing chart that shows each beat and how tense it is", "A spec for each room with size, cover, lighting and exits", "A navigation checklist to run on your grey box", "Assumptions and playtest questions to answer next" ], "use_when": [ "You have a level idea and need a plan before you build the grey box.", "Testers get lost, miss the exit or say a fight felt unfair.", "An artist needs room sizes, cover and lighting direction to build from.", "A new mechanic needs a first level that teaches it without text." ], "skip_when": [ "You need the core rules, loop or progression first. Use the Gameplay designer.", "You need the story, dialogue or choice paths. Use the Game narrative designer.", "You need streaming and landscape set up for a huge Unreal world. Use the Unreal world designer." ], "output_sample": { "input": [ "Your level idea, with the feeling you want and any mechanic it teaches", "Your game type, camera and what the player can do", "Target play time", "A sketch or playtest notes (optional)" ], "prerequisites": [ "An AI chat such as Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini", "A way to build a grey box, to test the plan (the AI does not do this for you)" ], "output": [ { "name": "Level intent", "contains": "The feeling, the one moment to remember, the pacing arc and any new mechanic." }, { "name": "Layout and flow diagram", "contains": "Layout shape, planned play time, the main path, optional areas and a text flow diagram." }, { "name": "Encounter list", "contains": "Each fight with enemy count, tactical options, a fallback position and how the player sees it first." }, { "name": "Pacing chart", "contains": "Planned time, activity and tension for each beat." }, { "name": "Room specs", "contains": "Size, cover, lighting, entry and exit and a story clue for every room." }, { "name": "Navigation checklist", "contains": "Each readability check marked Pass, Risk or Can't tell, with the reason." }, { "name": "Playtest plan", "contains": "What to measure on the grey box, who to test with and what counts as trouble." } ] }, "output_shape": "LEVEL INTENT\n Player feeling | Moment to remember | New mechanic | Story beat \nLAYOUT\n Shape | Planned play time | Main path | Optional areas \nENCOUNTER LIST\n | | | | | \nFLOW DIAGRAM\n [Entry] -> [] -> [] -> [] -> [Exit]\nPACING CHART\n