Getting started in Level Design

Instead of rewriting a lot of what has already been written, here are a few links to get started.

http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20020204/hopson_02.htm

http://www.henryjenkins.org/2007/12/gambit.html

www.gamasutra.com/features/19990716/design_tools_01.htm

http://selearninggames.wordpress.com/2006/12/17/kurt-squire-sandbox-games-possibility-spaces-learning-detectives/

http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20020313/kreimeier_03.htm

http://www.gamedev.net/reference/articles/article1562.asp

http://www.gamedev.net/reference/articles/article1087.asp

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3051/gdc_2001_the_architecture_of_.php

http://www.thegamesjournal.com/articles/WhatMakesaGame.shtml

http://www.nokia.com/library/files/docs/Game_Design_Patterns.pdf