Games Design Document

 GDD- Reading 

This week we learned all about Games Design Documents and their purpose within designing games and why they're important.  Initially, I  found it very confusing to grasp but as I continued to read on I understood the importance of  GDD. 

It helps the designer keep track of their ideas and not to sway away from it. 

This document is an essential part of designing a game as it is what the designer will look back at when creating their game and it keeps them on track without forgetting major or minor details that they want to implement in their game.

The article I read gave a good insight into what categories you should include in your games design document to get the most out of it. these are :

(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

The document should be formatted using these headings : 

• Name

• Premise

• Overview

• Back story

• Enemies

• Player defense and weapons

• Goal & victory conditions

• Art style

• Audio

• Map

• Target platforms/distribution

• Unique aspects

• Further considerations

• Similar existing ideas.        

Here Is a Link To My games design document - GDD LINK

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NACKE, L.

    Communication and Game Design Documents

   Nacke, L., 2014. Communication and Game Design Documents. [online] User Experience Research & Design in Games. Available at: <https://acagamic.com/courses/intro-to-game-design/communication-and-game-design-documents/> [Accessed 7 November 2021].