The platform TikTok teems with diverse and varied content and we see more and more developers who lend themselves to the exercise of the social network in order to share their work and awaken users to the development of video games.
Today, it is Brett Johnson's TikTok account that catches our attention since the latter has become accustomed to distributing some of his old works, including those on a legendary video game saga.
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Prototypes and expert advice
A level designer for over twenty years, Brett Johnson has worked with many companies: Sony, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Take-Two and many more. An impressive list completed by Valve, and it is precisely one of the games of this company that is at the center of many of the videos shared by the developer, namely Half-Life.
On his TikTok account, Brett Johnson unveiled prototypes of the famous Valve game when it was still in the early stages of its development. And at the sight of the various videos, we realize that these sketches are far from the final rendering that we know.
By distributing this kind of content, Brett Johnston shows us how video game development is a constantly evolving process. In addition, the latter takes the opportunity to share his experience in the video game industry and distribute sound advice on the design of video games, and this, in an intelligible way.
More than twenty years after its release, Half-Life continues to reveal many secrets to us through its creators. Especially since when we know the resounding success of the title among players and the impact it has had on the way of approaching the creative process within the video game, this kind of anecdotes and content are a gold mine for the history of the medium.
