THE  BOMB DUMP

In the span of three months, I designed, developed, and decorated a completely original First-Person Shooter map for my senior project at Arizona State University. This was an opportunity to showcase my abilities to 3D model and apply my knowledge of basic level design principles. Through the use of Unreal Engine and the Epic Games Library, I was able to turn a simple grey boxed level into an immersive First-Person Shooter experience. This was my very first time designing a fully playable map as well as learning how to use a game engine.

This is the initial blockout I did. Trying to make it as close to the sketches as possible, I ended up with a pretty first draft of the map. I realized that while it was an ok start, it was lacking quite a bit of depth to the playspace. With that in mind, I knew that once i started fine tuning and gaining peer feedback, it would become more fleshed out and bit more engaging.

After getting some feedback from my peers, I was able to get a good idea of what people thought of the map. I took into consideration their comments about the scale, openness, sightlines and overall feel of the space. In this iteration, I filled in some of the space and added in some environment to help sell the idea of what I was trying to encapsulate in my design.

With the project deadline closing, I was able to finalize the map. Taking in more feedback from peers and even having my roommates playtest the map, I was able to build upon my second draft. One of the big things that I, and a few others, had was that there was a lot of open space and lack of cover elements. Because of this, I filled in some spaces to make it seem not as empty and a bit more interesting to traverse.