The document discusses how pre-visuals such as concept art and storyboards should be used more in the game design process instead of written documentation. This allows for a more creative and free design approach by using visual art. Key points made include that pre-visuals allow everyone to share the same creative vision, and that visual development companies create pre-visual content for major video game titles to help guide the design process.

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Games Design and Production Management

2. Pre-visuals are what shape a game. I believe that pre-visuals
such as concept art and storyboards should be used more
within the design process, steering away from written
documentation, allowing for more creative and free design
through the use of visual art.

3.  Currently the game design process is
document driven.
 Gives designers a fresh approach to
creating their product.
 Encourages even more creativity
throughout the design process.
 Everyone can share the same vision
by seeing the same art.

4.  The importance of a Game Design
Document.
 How Storyboards are used in design.
 How Concept Art compares to the
final look and feel of the games.

5.  The use of mood boards.
 The use of mash ups.
 The advantages of creating working
Prototypes.
 Visual Development companies.

6. Steambot Studios is a visual development studio creating world class visual
content for international clients in the feature film, videogame, advertising,
broadcast, graphic novel and publishing industries. They also produce their own
content through films, comic books and animation projects.
 Far Cry 2
 Splinter Cell
 Deux Ex III
 Assassin’s Creed
 Prince of Persia
 Turok

7.  Continue to research different areas
and aspects of the game design
process.
 Keep track of my findings and ideas
by posting them on my blog.
 Look into ways in which other Visual
Development companies work.
 Create my own pre-visuals for game
ideas.

8.  A Games Designer with strong art
skills.
 Use my art well to communicate my
ideas visually when designing
games.