Duncan Botwood
Level Design Director
Duncan Botwood is a game industry veteran, having started his career in 1995 working for Rare Limited as a Game Designer. He has worked for Rare, Ubisoft, and Codemasters and currently is employed by NetEase as a Level Design Director.
He has worked on several titles including GoldenEye (N64), Perfect Dark, JetPac Refuelled, Splinter Cell Blacklist, Assassins Creed Unity, FarCry Primal, Watch Dogs Legion, and FarCry 6, to name a few.
His early career as a Game Design generalist at Rare gave him experience in other, non-level-design disciplines which he has found valuable when working on larger teams with groups of specialized experts: Cutscene scriptwriting, low-poly modeling, motion capture acting/directing, and voice acting/directing.
He has also mentored Level Designers from Junior to Lead level, and he has mentored in general videogame production for smaller studios.
Level Design Mentorship
This mentorship includes 5 hours of one-on one training, custom tailored to suit the mentees specific needs. We will build a development plan together in order to level-up your skills and help achieve your goals.
We will cover various aspects of Level Design, from early planning and inspiration through to a playable graybox state. We will cover principals of effective level design, problem solving as well as portfolio advice to help you stand out.
The mentorship is designed to help break through plateaus, build confidence, increase technical aptitude, and provide a clear path of continued growth and success.
Learning Focus
Early Level Production from Inspiration to Greybox
Pacing and Flow
Principles of effective Level Design
Problem Solving in Production
Portfolio Advice
Level Design Direction
