Game Design Crash Course

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What is game designWhat is game design document

Why documenting a game design

Punya Ide Game?

Gamenya Bagaimana?

One of the most difficult tasks people can perform, however much others may despise it, is the invention of good games

-C.G. Jung

What is…

GAME

Has ends and means: an objective, an outcome, and a set of rules to get there

David Parlett

…is a system in which players engage in an artificial conflict, defined by rules, that results in a quantifiable outcome.

Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman

A game is a ‘voluntary effort to overcome unnecessary obstacles.’

Bernard Suit

POINTOF

VIEW

First Person

Third Person

2 Dimension

3 Dimension

Aerial / Top Down

Fixed Bound

Scrolling

Isometric

What is…

GAMEDESIGN

Game Design Document• Concept

– Gameplay– Players and Notable Game

Objects

• Art Direction– Visual Direction– Audio Direction– User Interface

Technical DetailTeam NeedsGame Specification

OverviewConcept ArtsGame Philosophy

Concept• Gameplay

Objectives Procedures

Rules

Concept• Players and Notable game object

Achievers

Killers

Explorer

Socialisers

Concept

Concept• Players and Notable game object

RESOURCES

User Interface• Game Navigation and Control

User Interface• Game Interface

Art Direction• Visual Direction

Art Direction• Audio Direction

Technical Detail• Team Needs

Technical Detail• Game Specification

Overview• Concept Arts

Combine it all…

Overview• Game Philosophy

Message(s)

What is…

GAMEDESIGNDOCUMENT

Why Documenting

GAMEDESIGN

ORGANIZEDTEAM WORKREUSABILITY

Fact:• Over 9 Months in Development• Over 5 Design Changes• Over 13 Stakeholder• Less than 30 minutes of gameplay

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Game Design Crash Course

Covers things from:

What is game designWhat is game design document

Why documenting a game design