Sylvain Dubrofsky

Game Designer and VR Developer

Publications And Presentations

Article for Gamasutra about reward feedback

Clicking and Rewards in Empires and Allies

Design feature posts for RockBand.com

Article for Gamecareerguide.com with lessons learned

Tips for the Working Designer

Other Level Work

In my spare time I often work on levels for released games for fun. Here are pictures from a couple of them.

Team Fortress 2 CTF Level (Codename "Bubbles")

This is a symmetrical capture the flag level that I built with my friend Mars. The design is mostly complete and the level is really fun. Someday I hope to finish arting the level up.

A look up the middle. In the distance you can see the red home base poking into the sky.
The blue base is an under construction skyscraper. There are a couple primary ways in and even more to the flag.
The red base is large ship being taken apart. Even though it looks totally different, the bases are symmetrical.
Another look at the blue base. From here you can see some good engineer spots as well as paths that are soldier and scout friendly.

Counter-Strike: Source Level (Codename "Campus")

This near complete design for a hostage rescue map set in an adult education center (admittedly a controversial location). The design is complete and has some really fun routes and combat opportunities. It features a large section built on a 45 degree grid which is a nice challenge in Hammer :)

A look up the middle. In the distance you can see the red home base poking into the sky.
Blue base is an under construction skyscraper. There are a couple primary ways in and even more to the flag.
The red base is large ship being taken apart. Even though it looks totally different, the bases are symmetrical.
Another look at the blue base. From here you can see some good engineer spots as well as paths that are soldier and scout friendly.