Chris Totten, Author at GB Studio Central

Chris Totten

Game Artist in Residence at American University. Contributor to several independent game productions as an artist, animator, level designer, game designer, and project manager. Totten's writings on interdisciplinary approaches to game design have earned him guest speaking appearances at GDC China, Dakota State University's Workshop on Integrated Design in Games, and East Coast Game Conference. (he/him)

Zen and the Art of Retro Level Design in “Kudzu”

Chris TottenDecember 28, 2020January 3, 2021014 mins

Christ Totten is a game developer and professor trained in architecture who released An Architectural Approach to Level Design in 2019. His latest work, Kudzu, is a top down adventure game built in GB Studio that blends adventure and exploration elements from Zelda with non-linear progression like that found in Metroidvania style games. He wrote…