https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co 2026-02-10 daily 1.0 https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery33/30b0f574.jpg Gears of War (blockout) https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery06/ca06a558.jpg There's Nothing Undergound https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery28/7fe23310.jpg Game Over (for Johan) https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery28/4f76882f.jpg The Last Blue https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery24/4a1501d6.jpg Statue Returning Home https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery27/4f0af6dd.jpg The Citizen https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery11/9dc4f7c3.jpg Untitled https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery11/e34f753d.jpg Untitled https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery11/07164386.jpg Untitled https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery11/061d0cba.jpg Untitled https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery11/2722714a.jpg Untitled https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery11/6d7a6154.jpg Untitled https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery11/ffe2bcd4.jpg Untitled https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery11/d9a9d584.jpg Untitled https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery11/7aa3e549.jpg Untitled https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery11/22e6dccf.jpg Untitled https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery11/667151ab.jpg Untitled https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery11/f048b128.jpg Untitled https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery11/aaa0e03d.jpg Untitled https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery11/66ce4649.jpg Untitled https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery04/64347f77.jpg Synopsis https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery04/ea565974.jpg Progression https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery04/3c2baa97.jpg Topdown https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery04/aef9b0c7.jpg References https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery02/82ee608b.jpg scale test https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery02/ff9277ce.jpg first blockout https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery02/86029f8e.jpg first iteration https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery02/a78cde0b.jpg second iteration https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery02/0973c4e2.jpg Final blockout https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery25/994f558a.jpg Goozilla https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/image06.jpg https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/image09.jpg https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery17/99fb528a.jpg original topdown https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery18/83fbd2e8.jpg final level https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/image10.jpg https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/image16.jpg https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/image07.jpg https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery01/234304a4.jpg Initial workflow during prototyping https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery30/784894e6.jpg Onboarding area - getting the player familiar with movement and consuming objects that are small enough. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery30/30a994d6.jpg Onboarding area - the player can take their time here. Enemies are placed around the area but wont go after the player before they leave this area. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery30/07a49d5a.jpg Next to the start is a more open space - This area gives some empty space to focus on taking out enemies (police cars). https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery30/b31fe07a.jpg Second area - built around a park - with some more open spaces and less stray cars, the focus here is dealing with the increasing amount of enemies and enemy types. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery30/92aff69f.jpg Turrets are lining up after the park, indicating and deterring from moving to far into the city before the player has grown stronger. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery30/721714bb.jpg Hospital with some extra enemies posted serves as a landmark and indication that certain sites could have more protection. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery30/bdb26558.jpg Military base sits next to the point where larger buildings appear - intented to work as a point of interest with extra difficulty. When/if the player has destroyed this base they should feel confident about that taking on whatever the game throws at them. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery05/78ae2b15.jpg Level design process https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery05/f4a3842d.jpg requirements https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery05/19d297a6.jpg Onion city https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery05/d446452c.jpg analysis https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery05/3090291b.jpg metrics https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery05/b99090df.jpg layout sketch https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery05/2ea83468.jpg Layout sketch https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery05/eefcc416.jpg Topdown sketch https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery05/09641909.jpg Research https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/image17.gif https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery26/107ddf56.gif TEACHING JUMP & GUIDE PLAYER TO THE GAP IN WALL https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery12/c6da6e53.gif excerpt from playtest https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery07/618a4f25.gif WAKE UP AND FIND THE BABY https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery13/f7069ccf.gif MOVE THROUGH CORRIDOR, EXPLORE POINTS OF INTEREST https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/image08.jpg https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery45/a36c6ca6.jpg on play view https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery37/72002057.jpg Top-down view. A wide road in the city leads the players up onto a bridge. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery37/0fe5c87e.jpg Section under bridge https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery37/6d359911.jpg The first combat encounter. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery37/a6ee18ba.jpg Initial position entering the first combat encounter. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery37/2fcd421a.jpg left flank - first encounter https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery37/92ca2547.jpg left flank - first encounter https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery37/b7cf20ed.jpg right flank - first encounter - note the doorway and windows on the far right side and how players in co-op will be able to see each other across the space. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery34/7c3b7c00.jpg The process we followed during the course. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery39/32197326.jpg The key elements to consider for a level designer that I could identify during my research of the game. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery41/af1396cc.jpg Synopsis https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery31/22ff2b41.jpg Fitting it in place https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery42/3ee471d7.jpg Breakdown of goals https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery21/36a4d988.jpg Roads https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery44/3d44c44a.jpg Roads https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery35/3f7da7af.jpg Roads https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery43/1423777d.jpg flow/angle of approach https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery36/a8bd56ff.jpg scaletest - topdown https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery36/972ed501.jpg scaletest - alt. angle https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery32/dd3a6bf4.jpg First iteration of the initial part of the level and the first combat encounter. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery32/35b1d071.jpg Second iteration - removed a lot of cover and added a new flanking option to the right (the green box). https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery32/d6b2c9c7.jpg Third iteration - lifted the right flanking option and expanded a bit on the left interior side path with opportunities for weatherproofed shoot-outs. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery29/9c21802a.jpg Levels overview https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery03/0a3f2476.jpg Sketching out the levels into a unified world. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery08/79c9ee15.jpg The diamond structure that would house the three main levels. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery08/c6df05f5.jpg Intro - topdown https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery08/dfd10301.jpg Some iterations of the intro part leading into the temple. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery08/735b1462.jpg Intro blockout almost done https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery08/c769d655.jpg Scale test - level 1 https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery08/fd7a0ed1.jpg Level 1 - topdown https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery09/3c2cbe75.jpg topdown https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery10/68a42b48.jpg Blockout in progress https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery10/6da124a3.jpg Final blockout https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery10/15faa474.jpg Final Level https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/image05.jpg https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/image03.jpg https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/image11.jpg https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/image02.png https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/image04.png https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery40/7af0c764.jpg Level data sheet - one of the first things I did in this project was to create a data sheet for the levels in the game. This proved to be extremely useful and an essential tool later on when balancing the game. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery40/f6f804d0.jpg Anoter benefit from havíng all levels in a data sheet was that I could visualize information to help make decisions on the overall direction of the levels. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery38/7af0c764.jpg One of the first things I did in this project was to create a data sheet for the levels in the game. This proved to be extremely useful and an essential tool later on when balancing the game. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery38/f6f804d0.jpg Anoter benefit from havíng all levels in a data sheet was that I could visualize information to help make decisions on the overall direction of the levels. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery46/ade1a9d7.jpg "Potential pool" - Level based on breaking water barrels to fill up a pool that allows the player to progress https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery46/4cd48d7b.jpg "Variety cousine" - This level is a good example of suggesting many solutions for the same problem. In order to get to the right side you can use gadgets to either make a big jump sideways, a high jump from underneath, or try to push the button. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery46/388512a4.jpg "Trust issues" - In this level I wanted to create a challenge that requires players to comfortable with their own "construction". If the electrical boxes moves too much and loose their connection with eachother, the bridge will retract. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery14/a34fe15d.jpg Vanhalla III: Enter the Monkey Dome - mobile arcade - design lead https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/image01.jpg https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery22/51b10583.jpg LDD-1 https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery22/da767f38.jpg LDD-2 https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery22/17f5b21e.jpg Needs some better screenshots/gameplay videos, sorry! https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery19/8f8e616b.jpg title https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery20/9fef2e8e.jpg Untitled https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery15/6e589d4d.jpg Reach the shrine and discover clues of what happened. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery15/c059fd26.jpg LDD https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery15/76d29f63.jpg Original topdown https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery15/49fa2ed4.jpg Player start - the temple at the top of the mountain clearly visible as landmark https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery15/993ea237.jpg campsite with props, smoke from campfire is used as a reference to the narrative timeline https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery15/fc0ecff6.jpg POI (Optional exploration) https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery15/b1917f21.jpg Enviromental storytelling, clues regarding what has happened. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery15/d9777c76.jpg Cave entrance, new vantage of landmark, lift construction https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery15/ee435b86.jpg light bounce is reinforced with rect light https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery15/ad5e2e4c.jpg transition vantage from cave entrance https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery15/7e3d4062.jpg stone blocks to guide player, stairs visible as well as temple wall as backdrop https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery15/186c8053.jpg connect back to landmark vantage https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery15/d85efc86.jpg communicating to stand on the podium: empty podium reinforced by "broken pattern" and spatial UI. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery16/a8841cf5.jpg Edvard Stokstad CV 2025 ENG https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery16/c122d13e.jpg Edvard Stokstad CV 2025 ENG 2 https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/videos/video04.mp4.jpg Video04 Uploaded video. https://edvardstokstad.carrd.co/assets/videos/video04.mp4