Games GDD

 Game Design Document 

A game design document is a plan of how your game will be developed. The game design document serves as a blueprint from which your game is then built (Game Design Document Template, n.d.) . This document helps you pre production and post production. While you are designing you follow the blueprint making it easier for you to follow along and not forget any steps. The gdd is straight forward and is easy to understand when you follow each step correctly. The purpose is for you to plan out your game so that you know what components you want so you could achieve your ending goal. The articles I read were very useful and helped me understand the next steps I will be taking for my game design.  

These are the rules for game design document (Nacke, 2014)

  • Know your target
  • Keep it short 
  • Prioritise design
  • Illustrate
  • Don't tell others how to do their jobs
  • Use user stories
  • Separate code from content
  • Invest in a good format
  • Use clear terminology
  • Kill redundancy
  • Avoid weak language
  • Capture your reasoning
This is the format of the document (Nacke, 2014) 
  1. Presentation
  2. Gameplay Concept
  3. Narrative Context
  4. Camera, Control and Character
  5. Game Progression
  6. Enemies and Obstacles
  7. Game World
  8. HUD, Signs and Feedback
  9. Marketing Strategy and Unique Selling Point
  10. Work Plan

Blueprint

Link

Designing, Planning

image by Mohamed Mahmoud Hassan
Link


Links to useful resources :

-https://www.nuclino.com/articles/game-design-document-template (templates)
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_DBsrJGiVY (why GDD is important)
-https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/creating-a-great-design-document



Nacke, L., 2014. Communication and Game Design Documents « The Acagamic. [online] The Acagamic | User Experience Research & Design in Games. Available at: <https://acagamic.com/courses/intro-to-game-design/communication-and-game-design-documents/> [Accessed 27 October 2021].

Nuclino.com. n.d. Game Design Document Template. [online] Available at: <https://www.nuclino.com/articles/game-design-document-template> [Accessed 27 October 2021].


Comments

  1. Alex PartridgeNovember 7, 2021 at 10:06 PM

    Hey Milena, I really enjoyed your reading your take on GDD. I really like how you broke it down and simplified it and will be definitely be useful when your working on your game document. I agree that the gdd is straightforward and simple to understand if each step is followed correctly.
    Hope it all goes well with your game!
    Alex.

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