[ QUOTE ] Level Design to me means someone who designs the layouts, sets up the flow of the level and does all of the scripting and ai work, places sounds, particle effects, etc. [/ QUOTE ] I would like to point out that this varies from company to company. At nfusion Interactive I created particle effects, created…
"Levels" as people seem to be referring to them (interconnected rooms and corridors with placed props, scripted AI, "flow", etc etc) are only relevant to a small percentage of games. Shooters and linear action games usually. Don't get hung up on the L word, think more about the "design" side which is much more applicable…
There is demand for quality people at any position you could specialize in, as far as a higher demand really thats not a question i think anyone actually knows, its not like every company gets together and polls who they are most often hiring and such. Level Design to me means someone who designs the layouts, sets up the…
just look at job postings... there's some here, but they're all mostly art related, check out gamasutra for a more accurate view of who's in demand and what not. character modelers are pretty low on the demand list, most places have maybe around 2-4 of them on a project, unless its an mmo, but they're really not that hard…