What is a Game Design Document? | BenderWaffles Teaches - Game Development
475So you have a fantastic idea for a game, and the know how to make it, but do you have a great game design document? Do you even know what one is? Well don’t worry, I’ve got ya baby.
As a smaller developer, you will probably only have the the basic Game Design Document. So now that you know what you need, how do you create a great design document?
Well, there are a few things to keep in mind.
Be clear and concise with what you put in the document. Anyone should be able to read what you write and understand what your vision is. There should never be a situation where a member of your development team doesn’t know what it is that you want. It should all be plainly laid out in the document. If you find that people don’t understand your idea, either rewrite that section of the doc, or it might be time to rethink your idea.
It is important to keep in mind that this is a living document. During development, things will change. You may find that your initial ideas just don’t work out when put onto the screen, and that is OK.
Just because you wrote something in the document, doesn’t mean that it absolutely has to be that way. So if you need to make a change from your original vision, do it. Just make sure that you update that part of the design document to reflect that.
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