This talk will discuss the parallels between interior design techniques and level art and design. Interior designers create spaces which inform people to the function and aesthetics of a space, just as we do in game development. We will examine how interior designers and environment artists are alike, the rules found in interior design, and why they are used. We will then explore how these rules can be applied in modern game spaces and the ways they can change our visual storytelling tool sets.

1. What Modern Interior Design
Teaches us about Environment
Art
Dan Cox
@danjohncox

13. Where do go from here?
• Interior Designers are Level Artists
• Interior Design Rules, Tips and Tricks
• Applying to Game Spaces

14. Level Artists are Interior
Designers

15. Form and Function

16. Form

17. http://paulruehs.weebly.com/
Form

18. Function

19. Function

20. Function

21. Balance of Intent

22. Balance of Intent

23. Balance of Intent

26. Rules

27. Rules
Lighting
Balance
Emphasis
Contrast
Rhythm
Repetition
Proportion and scale

28. Fundamentals Lighting

29. Fundamentals Lighting

30. Fundamentals Contrast

31. Fundamentals Contrast

32. Fundamentals Emphasis

33. Fundamentals Emphasis

34. Fundamentals Emphasis

35. Fundamentals Emphasis

36. Fundamentals Balance

37. Fundamentals Balance

38. Fundamentals Repetition

39. Fundamentals Repetition

40. Fundamentals Repetition

41. Fundamentals Rhythm

42. Fundamentals Rhythm

43. Fundamentals Proportion and
Scale

44. Fundamentals Proportion and
Scale

45. Fundamentals Proportion and
Scale

46. Fundamentals Proportion and
Scale

47. Interior Design Tips and
Techniques

48. Tips and Techniques Don’t Fight the
Architecture

49. Tips and Techniques Don’t Fight the
Architecture

50. Tips and Techniques Don’t Fight the
Architecture

51. Tips and Techniques Don’t Fight the
Architecture

52. Tips and Techniques The 60-30-10 Rule

53. Tips and Techniques Don’t Fight the
Architecture

54. Tips and Techniques Don’t Fight the
Architecture

55. Applying This to Games

80. Still Applicable

81. In Closing
• Inspiration
• Better understanding of goals and intentions
• History
• Educational Accessibility

82. To Learn More
• Not games or
movies

83. Interior Design Blogs

85. Thank You
@danjohnc
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