Editing Video game development (section)

==== Level designer ====
{{further|Level design}}
A level designer is a person who creates [[level (computer and video games)|level]]s, challenges or missions for video games using a specific set of [[Computer program|program]]s.{{sfn|Bates|2004|p=162}}{{sfn|Moore|Novak|2010|p=76}} These programs may be commonly available commercial [[3D computer graphics|3D]] or [[2D computer graphics|2D]] design programs, or specially designed and tailored [[level editor]]s made for a specific game.

Level designers work with both incomplete and complete versions of the game. Game programmers usually produce level editors and design tools for the designers to use. This eliminates the need for designers to access or modify game code.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Gómez-Maureira |first1=Marcello A. |last2=Westerlaken |first2=Michelle |last3=Janssen |first3=Dirk P. |last4=Gualeni |first4=Stefano |last5=Calvi |first5=Licia |date=2014-12-01 |title=Improving level design through game user research: A comparison of methodologies |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875952114000299 |journal=Entertainment Computing |language=en |volume=5 |issue=4 |pages=463–473 |doi=10.1016/j.entcom.2014.08.008 |issn=1875-9521|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Level editors may involve custom [[High-level programming language|high-level]] [[scripting language]]s for interactive environments or AIs. As opposed to the level editing tools sometimes available to the community, level designers often work with placeholders and prototypes aiming for consistency and clear layout before the required artwork is completed.