I sat down with Richard Meredith — the
game's
designer and gameplay programmer among many
other things — who guided me through the first
few levels of the
game while at the same time explaining some of the design philosophies.»
- dev starts with rough 3D models of a stage from the level directo - includes wireframe sketch of the sand - surfing section of the Jakku level - the team will open up the level into the
game's engine and play it - that early concept is transformed with their 2D artists - artists can turn out images that capture the essence of what a level might look or feel like in a couple of days - might take six weeks to do a final pass on a level - feedback from
designers and
other members of the development team comes in every
few days - once sketches are approved, the level is passed along to the environment artists - their job includes building the props and assets that fill levels - after the level is «built» Pick takes a look to ensure that it looks good and is consistent to the
game as a whole - levels get played hundreds of time by the
game's completion