Gating – Knox Game Design, August 2025

About this episode

This episode discusses various types of gates used in game design.

Examples of the various types of gates used in the design of games. Links and Notes The Level Design Book – https://book.leveldesignbook.com/process/layout/typology/gates What Games Are – https://www.whatgamesare.com/gating.html Mapcore – https://www.mapcore.org/topic/20013-player-gating-in-level-design/ Gating in level design – https://shaunspalding.co.uk/gating-in-level-design/ Technical Game Design – https://technicalgamedesign.blogspot.com/2011/04/gating.html Podcast theme music – Ride by Pocketmaster

People in this episode

Host: Knox Game Design

Topics covered

• game design
• level design
• gating
• types of gates
• game mechanics

Keywords

• gating
• game design
• level design
• types of gates
• game mechanics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: What Games Are, Mapcore, Technical Game Design

Books & works: The Level Design Book

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