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Jeff Magers (Lead Level Designer, Respawn Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass - Get your pass now!
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Vault Recording: TBD
Audience Level: All
This talk will take attendees through the process of creating a modern metroidvania in a galaxy far far away. Lead Level Designer Jeff Magers will walk attendees through how the designers at Respawn approached the most storied entertainment IP in the world using a gameplay-first methodology. From determining the lock and key abilities to mapping out player progression; from initial paper planning to last minute layout overhauls, Magers will speak to the challenges, successes, and lessons learned by the Jedi: Fallen Order team as they developed a new game IP and built up a 3rd person action adventure team from scratch, all while working with the Lucas Group at Disney to add an authentic story into the well established Star Wars Universe.