Stencyl

As someone who is hugely interested in getting into Level Design there is a very interesting software we found which is called stencyl and specialises in creating 2D gaming levels, however looks very easy and simple to use. I have yet to try it out but I am wanting to try a variety of different software to improve my knowledge. One thing we struggled with during the elemental and Pushing Polygon project was getting the game playable, this was mainly because we didn't have anyone within the group who really specialised in the unity skills but this software looks like a very simplified version where you can drop your own artwork and theres a range of commands you can use. OK there might be a certain limitation you can use compared to gaming engines such as Unity and CryEngine. However were planning on going back with our games onto Stencyl and experimenting. The games can also be compatible with iPod Touch and theres competitions with prizes to create a game within a certain amount of days that would defiantly be worth checking out, anyway heres a few screenshots of some of the games people have made using stencil. and is compatible with mac.

Theres also plenty of tutorials available on Youtube and resources and information to help, so its defiantly worth checking out.