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Atlas Chen, an indie game designer who is currently working on his game, Gemini, will be in the house to talk about PACING the level design of single-player games. Level design is a very complicated subject. Pacing is the core art of designing good levels in games of progression such as Uncharted, Journey, and Super Mario Brothers. Pacing includes -the arrangement of difficulty -gameplay intensity, drama conflicts -visual/audio elements -elements of novalty and more!  Proper pacing keeps the player engaging in the levels that you design and leads to a satisfaction overall gameplay and narrative experience. Atlas, who has been designing since 2002, will do a short levle design exercise and give us a glimpse into his creative process.