Quick test of level layout in Sketchup exported to Crysis 2 Sanbox Editor.Keep Reading...

Download: q1_arena_test_v01

After coming across the amazingly simple Trenchbroom, I decided to make a quick map for Quake to try it out. I would describe the tool as SketchUp for BSP. It’s a lot of fun to work with.Keep Reading...

Download: ssilcox_hl2ep2_spyhunter_test.zip

A quick prototype of an arcade-style top down driving game in Half-Life 2: Episode 2. Included in the download is the .vmf file for anyone to tinker with, improve on, or whatever.
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I had the opportunity to help the team at Treyarch execute on four levels for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Singleplayer Campaign and am currently working on unannounced DLC.Keep Reading...

Quick prototype of a tower defense map in Torchlight. Had to stop in order to move to Santa Monica from Seattle to start a new job. Maybe one day it will get revisited.
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Download: TheCubecv2.0.zip

This is small proof of concept map made for the ThinkingWithPortals.com Summer Mapping Initiative in 2011. I kept the scope small so I could quickly bang out something novel at a high level of polish, mostly to keep my skills sharp and to sate curiosity. This little map took about a week of nights after work.

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Download: TheCube_Beta.zip

Beta version of my tiny Portal 2 map for the ThinkingWithPortals.com Summer Mapping Initiative. I removed catwalks from the first playable and refocused all gameplay on painting surfaces, moving the cube with portals, and spinning the device in the center to accomplish everything.
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A first playable version of a small map for mapping contest.
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A friend pointed me to the ThinkingWithPortals.com Summer Mapping Initiative. After many starts and restarts I finally prototyped something that is 1. suitably restrictive in scale, and 2. interesting enough for me to explore. I wanted to avoid a large sprawl or an over-fixation on visuals and focus on the puzzle design at hand in its stead. I came up with this rotatable cube using a func_door_rotationg to keep thing simple and restrictive.Keep Reading...

I helped make Kung Fu Panda 2: The Video Game. I took several levels from paper design through initial layout through scripting to ship.Keep Reading...