A game design document is a highly descriptive document created by game designers, artists, and programmers that provides a guiding vision for a video game's narrative, characters, environments, mechanics, interface, and assets. It must include detailed descriptions in these key areas and can include supporting drawings. The document is created early in development and attached to agreements with publishers to communicate the game's vision throughout production.

1. Games Design
Document

2. What is a Games Design
Document?
A game design document is a highly
descriptive document of the design for
a video game.
The document is created by a
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, the document must be created
and it is often attached to the agreement
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3. What must be included
in a GDD?
To be successful a Games Design
Document must have a detailed
description of:
▹Narrative / Objective Design
▹Character Design
▹Level / Environment Design
▹Game Mechanics / Game Play Design
▹User Interface Design
▹A list of media assets used.
Drawings traditional or digital are often
use to help enforce the ideas that the
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4. Task
Choose one of your proposals from the
previous lesson and create a Games
Design Document from that proposal.
Make sure you have:
▹Detailed description in each section
▹Drawn images where you are able
Use the template provided in the wiki to
help you.
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