| The process of designing the content, background and | | | | re-write of the previous document. It is here that you |
| rules of a game is called game design. The document | | | | etch the product's features in stone. |
| describing the game's design during development is | | | | The product specification of the game design details |
| called the design document. The main requirement of | | | | how the features of that game design will be |
| all game designers is creativity. This is because there is | | | | implemented in the final design. Then there is the |
| a wide range of demands on the market and so | | | | graphic bible, which helps in determining the look and |
| designers have to design games based on licensed | | | | feel of the characters, maps, props, etc., of the game. |
| properties or ideas. Game design is produced with six | | | | If appropriate, there is also the interactive screenplay in |
| different documents of different stages of its' creative | | | | the game design, which contains the storyline that will |
| process. | | | | be implemented into the product. |
| The first part of game design is design treatment. This | | | | However, the game designer may not be qualified to |
| is a quick discussion with your colleagues of your | | | | write all of these documents. The game's producer, |
| product's unique features and specialties. The next | | | | lead programmer and artist create the product |
| part is the preliminary design, where you discuss the | | | | specification of the game, while a professional writer |
| game's rules, content and behavior in a qualitative way. | | | | crafts the screenplay. However, the game designer is |
| Make sure that you circulate and discuss this | | | | considered the 'guardian of the vision' and has the final |
| document with your colleagues as much as possible, | | | | say on what goes in the product, and is involved in all |
| depending on the doubts and clarifications of the game | | | | the aspects of the game design. |
| design. Then comes the final design, which actually is a | | | | |