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 A game design document defines everything in
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 The one-sheet
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 The ten-pager
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 The beat chart
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STEP 1: THE ONE-SHEET
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 Game title
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 Intended game systems
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 Target age of players
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 Intended Entertainment Software Rating Board
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 Unique selling points

 Competitive products
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ESRB RATINGS
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 eC (Early Childhood)
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 E (Everyone)
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 E10 (Everyone 10+)
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 T (Teen)
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 M (Mature 17+)
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 AO (Adults Only 18+)
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UNIQUE SELLING POINTS
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 Unique selling points (or USPs) are the “bullet
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STEP 2: THE TEN-PAGER
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 The ten-pager is a design document that lays out
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PAGE 1 – TITLE PAGE
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 Game title
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 Intended game systems
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 Target age of players
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 Intended ESRB rating
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 Projected ship date
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PAGE 2 – GAME OUTLINE
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 Game story summary
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 Game flow
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PAGE 3 – CHARACTER
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PAGE 4 – GAMEPLAY
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 Start with the gameplay and detail how the
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sequence of play is presented.
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PAGE 5 – GAME WORLD
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 Present some images and descriptions of the
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game world
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PAGE 6 - GAME EXPERIENCE
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 What do players first see when they start the
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 What emotions/moods are meant to be invoked
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by your game?
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 How are music and sound used to convey your
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game’s feel?
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 How do players navigate the interface?
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PAGE 7 – GAMEPLAY MECHANICS
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PAGE 8 – ENEMIES
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 Enemy character = hazard + AI
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 Boss character >> enemy character
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PAGE 9 – MULTIPLAYER AND
BONUS MATERIALS
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 Bonus materials
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 Unlockables
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 Achievements
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PAGE 10 – MONETIZATION
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STEP 3: GAMEPLAY
PROGRESSION
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 Players start from ground zero with no skills, gear,
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or abilities.
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 Players have several skills that are presented to
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them at the beginning of the game but have to be
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unlocked over time.
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 Players have several skills but have no
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initial confrontation.
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STEP 4: THE BEAT CHART
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 Level/environment name
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 File name (level/environment designation)
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 Time of day (in context of the game)
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 Story elements for level
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 Progression: gameplay focus of the level
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 Estimated play time of level
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 Color scheme of level/environment

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 Enemies/bosses introduced and used

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STEP 4: THE BEAT CHART
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 Mechanics introduced and used
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 Hazards introduced and used
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 Power-ups found in level/environment
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 New abilities, weapons, or gear unlocked
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 Treasure amount and type the players can find
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 Bonus material found in level/environment
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 Music track(s) to be used in this

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STEP 5: THE GAME DESIGN
DOCUMENT
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 Storyboards
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 Diagrams
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 Animatics
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 The beat chart
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DOCUMENT
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 Table of contents
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 Revision history
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 Game goals
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 Story overview
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 Game controls
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 Technological requirements
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 Front end
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 Attract mode
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 Title/start screen
 Other screens
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DOCUMENT
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 Game flowchart
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 Loading screen
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 Game cameras
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 HUD system
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 Player characters
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 Player skills
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 Power-ups/state modifiers
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 Health
 Scoring
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 Rewards and economy
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 Vehicles
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 Major characters in story
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 Gameplay classifications
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 World overview/level select/navigation screen
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 Universal game mechanics
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 Game levels
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 General enemy rules

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 Level-specific enemies
 Bosses
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DOCUMENT
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 Non-player character
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 Collectibles/object sets
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 Minigames
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 Music
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 Sound
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DOCUMENT
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DOCUMENT
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NOTICE
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 A good idea can come from anywhere.
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 Make a decision and stick with it.
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 Update often.
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 Talk to your teammates.
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 Tackle the tough ones first.
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 Trust your instincts.
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 Respect the abilities of your peers and be mindful

of their limitations.
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 Save often and always.

 Stay organized.
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 Distinct modes of gameplay

 Unique selling points

 Players have significant power that they can use

immediately only to lose it after a boss fight or

 Color scheme of level/environment

 Enemies/bosses introduced and used

 Music track(s) to be used in this

 Player inventory tools

 General enemy rules

 Respect the abilities of your peers and be mindful

 Save often and always.

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