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Hello and welcome back to my blog! After a long break we are finally back and this semester we are writing a book! I'm excited to be able to say I was apart of a published book.

This week we have been preparing research strategies for each of our chapters. The topics within my chapter that I will be researching are;

1. Layouts
2. Level Design Process

I brainstormed my topics so I could explore the subject in slightly more detail. I tried to break down each title as you can see in my mind map.
Level Design Process Brainstorm

Game Layout brainstorm

I have come up with some questions based on the topics I will be researching;
  • What is a game layout?
  • How are games laid out?
  • What is included within a game layout?
  • What is a level design process?
  • What steps are included in the process of level design?
  • How do you design a level?
I looked at synonyms for the words "Layout", "Design" and "Process". For "Layout" I found the following;
  • Blueprint
  • Chart
  • Design
  • Geography
  • Map
  • Diagram
  • Draft
  • Formation
  • Organisation
  • Outline
  • Plan 
  • Purpose
"Design";
  • Arrangement
  • Construction
  • Composition
  • Drawing
  • Form 
  • Idea
  • Method
  • Model
  • Pattern
  • Scheme
"Process";
  • Action
  • Case
  • Course
  • Development
  • Growth
  • Means
  • Measure
  • Movement 
  • Mechanism
  • Step
  • System
Some of the words I have listed are things that come to my mind straight away but I think it will be useful to have them grouped with others in one place. I found that a few of the words I listed were already said in my brainstorm. Some synonyms also overlapped.

By breaking down the topics I now have a clearer understanding of what I need to research.
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