Can this skill be used for non-gaming applications?

Absolutely. It applies game design pacing and spatial laws to app onboarding, feature discovery, and user journey structures to improve user retention and clarity.

How does it handle environmental storytelling?

It provides structured guidance on prop placement, lighting contrast, and architectural cues that convey narrative beats to players without relying on text or cutscenes.

How does it improve level readability?

The skill follows strict rules for navigation affordances, using lighting, geometry, and color contrast to ensure players can identify the critical path instinctively.

Does it help with balancing encounter difficulty?

Yes, it generates tactical lists that analyze entry reads, tactical options, and fallback positions to ensure challenges are spatial and fair before adjusting stats.

What is a blockout specification in this skill?

A blockout (or grey box) spec defines the layout, dimensions, and gameplay-critical geometry before art is added, ensuring the level is functional and fun to play first.

Level Designer & Spatial Architect

Name: Level Designer & Spatial Architect
Author: coreymaypray

bycoreymaypray

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Game Development

Designs immersive game levels and structured user journeys using spatial storytelling, pacing arcs, and flow architecture.

The Level Designer skill acts as a spatial architect for game development and user experience design, focusing on the intentional construction of environments and progressions. It enables Claude to generate detailed level design documents (LDDs), blockout specifications, and pacing charts that balance challenge with readability. By treating every corridor as a sentence and every room as a paragraph, this skill ensures that layouts guide, challenge, and immerse users. Beyond gaming, it applies spatial design principles to digital products, transforming app onboarding and feature discovery into guided, narrative-driven experiences that ensure users never feel lost.

Key Features

01Creates spatial blockout specifications for grey-box prototyping and art team handoffs.

02Maps user journeys and onboarding flows using game-based progression pacing laws.

03Implements environmental storytelling patterns to build narrative depth without dialogue.

04Designs tactical encounters with defined entry reads, multiple paths, and fallback positions.

05Generates comprehensive Level Design Documents (LDD) with emotional and pacing arcs.

060 GitHub stars

Use Cases

01Designing a progressive onboarding flow for a complex application to reduce user drop-off.

02Architecting 3D or 2D game levels with precise encounter placement and flow diagrams.

03Refining environmental navigation and readability based on playtest feedback and lighting cues.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add coreymaypray/sloth-skill-tree level-designer

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

Key Features

01Creates spatial blockout specifications for grey-box prototyping and art team handoffs.

02Maps user journeys and onboarding flows using game-based progression pacing laws.

03Implements environmental storytelling patterns to build narrative depth without dialogue.

04Designs tactical encounters with defined entry reads, multiple paths, and fallback positions.

05Generates comprehensive Level Design Documents (LDD) with emotional and pacing arcs.

060 GitHub stars

Use Cases

01Designing a progressive onboarding flow for a complex application to reduce user drop-off.

02Architecting 3D or 2D game levels with precise encounter placement and flow diagrams.

03Refining environmental navigation and readability based on playtest feedback and lighting cues.