Video Game Design/Developers

Hey all,

Before I dive into Unity I do some work with analog game design and video game level design. I use a bunch of nintendo switches and mario maker 2 to focus on level design. I show GameMakers Toolkit video on Nintendo's 4-step level design and then have my students first make a practice anything level for fun, then a well crafted 4 stage introduction to a specific theme/mechanic. This usually goes really well.

My question - has anyone used the Portal 2 puzzle maker? Would this be worth the time to learn it for a single project? What is the learning curve like? I want to use it for a single level design project and then move on.

Cheers,

Brendan

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Brendan Dilloughery k12teacher
Mountain View CA
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I've used it before in the past.  It's pretty similar to a drag and drop from what I remember.  It has been awhile.  I have not used it with students. Every machine would need a copy of Portal 2 on it though.  I think it runs from within the game engine itself.

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Nate Walker k12teacher
Riverside CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-26-2024 13:13
From: Brendan Dilloughery
Subject: Portal 2 Puzzlemaker?

Hey all,

Before I dive into Unity I do some work with analog game design and video game level design. I use a bunch of nintendo switches and mario maker 2 to focus on level design. I show GameMakers Toolkit video on Nintendo's 4-step level design and then have my students first make a practice anything level for fun, then a well crafted 4 stage introduction to a specific theme/mechanic. This usually goes really well.

My question - has anyone used the Portal 2 puzzle maker? Would this be worth the time to learn it for a single project? What is the learning curve like? I want to use it for a single level design project and then move on.

Cheers,

Brendan

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Brendan Dilloughery k12teacher
Mountain View CA
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