INSOMNIAC GAMES · 2018

Marvel's
Spider-Man

WORLD DESIGNMISSION DESIGNFEATURE DESIGN

Building a city worth
exploring from the air

I designed the north half of New York City, shaping the open-world spaces, routes, landmarks, and opportunities players encounter while traversing the city.

I also designed all of the Research Stations and Photo Mode, creating both a mission framework that encouraged exploration and a feature that gave players new ways to see and capture the world.

ROLE: Senior Designer
STUDIO: Insomniac Games
FOCUS: North Manhattan · Research Stations · Photo Mode

WORLD DESIGN SCOPE

The north half
of Manhattan

The outlined area shows the portion of Marvel’s New York City I designed, spanning the northern half of Manhattan and shaping its districts, routes, landmarks, and traversal opportunities.

Map of Manhattan with the northern half outlined in a clean red rectangle to show the area designed by Tyler Chiocchio — DESIGNED AREA
North Manhattan, outlined in red.

THE CITY IN MOTION

Views across
Manhattan

Distinct neighborhoods, landmarks, and sightlines give each journey through the city its own sense of place.

Miles Morales diving over Madison Square at sunset — Madison Square

Miles Morales diving over Midtown at sunset with the Empire State Building in view — Midtown at sunset

Spider-Man diving over Hell's Kitchen — Over Hell's Kitchen

Spider-Man swinging through Times Square — Times Square

Miles Morales above the edge of Midtown at sunset — Edge of Midtown

Aerial view of Spider-Man diving toward Central Park — Central Park

WORLD DESIGN

North Manhattan

Designed the north half of the city with an emphasis on readable districts, compelling traversal, memorable landmarks, and rewarding exploration.

MISSION DESIGN

Research Stations

From concept to script to ship, Research Stations were my passion project. I designed every Research Station, using distinct objectives and locations to reveal the city through focused open-world missions.

FEATURE DESIGN

Photo Mode

Designed Photo Mode to let players compose, customize, and capture their own view of Spider-Man and the city.

RESEARCH STATIONS SHOWCASE

17 missions
17 fresh scenarios

I designed and implemented every Research Station mission. By using efficient, inexpensive scripting techniques to create fresh mechanics and scenarios, I was able to ship 17 unique missions.

ALL 17 RESEARCH STATIONSWatch on YouTube ↗

DESIGN PROCESS DEEP DIVE

From intent
to experience

A complete deep dive into my design process for Marvel's Spider-Man, covering how ideas developed into spaces, missions, and player-facing features.

COMPLETE DESIGN PROCESSWatch on YouTube ↗

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Marvel'sSpider-Man

Building a city worthexploring from the air

The north halfof Manhattan

Views acrossManhattan