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Distant background scenery

Game design techniques
Duke Nukem 3D: City lights extend beyond a rooftop fence.Unreachable city backdropA fence bounds the playable area
Duke Nukem 3DCity lights extend beyond a rooftop fence
  1. Unreachable city backdrop
  2. A fence bounds the playable area
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Unreachable scenery suggests a world beyond the playable area.

Design tips

  • Match backdrop and playable space in scale, lighting and perspective.

Examples

Duke Nukem 3D ↗
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