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Revision as of 20:23, 13 April 2020
Template:Video game industry A game design document (often abbreviated GDD) is a highly descriptive living software design document of the design for a video game.[1][2][3][4] A GDD is created and edited by the development team and it is primarily used in the video game industry to organize efforts within a development team. The document is created by the development team as result of collaboration between their designers, artists and programmers as a guiding vision which is used throughout the game development process. When a game is commissioned by a game publisher to the development team, the document must be created by the development team and it is often attached to the agreement between publisher and developer; the developer has to adhere to the GDD during game development process.
Contents
Content
A game design document may be made of text, images, diagrams, concept art, or any applicable media to better illustrate design decisions. Some design documents may include functional prototypes or a chosen game engine for some sections of the game.
Although considered a requirement by many companies, a GDD has no set industry standard form. For example, developers may choose to keep the document as a word processed document, or as an online collaboration tool.
Structure
I. GAME OVERVIEW
A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY B. STORYLINE (N/A) C. NAMES (N/A)
II. CORE GAMEPLAY
A. MAIN GAME VIEW B. CORE PLAYER ACTIVITY C. GAME CONTROLS D. IN-GAME GUI
III. CONTEXTUAL GAMEPLAY
A. GAME SHELL FUNCTIONS B. GAME FLOW DIAGRAM C. GAME MECHANICS D. MULTIPLAYER MECHANICS (N/A) E. SPECIAL FEATURES (N/A)
IV. GAME ELEMENTS
A. CHARACTERS B. LEVEL / MISSION / AREA DESIGNS C. OBJECTS (N/A) D. INTRO SCENE E. MENU F. HOW TO PLAY G. END SCREEN V. SOUND A. MUSIC B. SOUND EFFECTS
VI. CHEATS
VII. APPENDICES
APPENDIX A: GAMEFLOW DIAGRAM- ↑ Oxland 2004, p. 240
- ↑ Brathwaite, Schreiber 2009, p. 14
- ↑ Bates 2004, p. 276.
- ↑ Bethke 2003, pp. 101–102
