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This course offers a comprehensive guide for creating effective, efficient and compelling GDDs.

At the end of this course, you will have the ability to use different tools and practical knowledge to create GDDs in different formats to communicate your game ideas effectively to teams of any size.


WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Understand different types of GDDs

  • Understand how the development ethos affects your GDD

  • Understanding the importance of creating an effective, efficient and compelling document

  • How to productively use GDD checklists and outlines

  • Using word processors to create documents and create your own templates

  • Creating amazing screen and player flows that will massively improve your game design craft

  • Using Notion for making complex GDDs look easy using the power of databases

  • Writing "feature specs"

  • How to create amazing 1-pagers that will impress your teammates

HOW WILL YOU PRACTICE WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED

  • A concept game executable will be provided, and you will document this game using each tool taught in the course

  • The game will suffer changes during the course, like in a real game development environment

  • You will write a Google Docs GDD

  • You will create a Notion GDD using a wiki-style GDD with databases

  • You will create a 1-pager to represent one or several systems of your game

  • You will have the opportunity to share your documents using the companion website for getting direct feedback from the instructors.

What is NOT included in this course

  • Programming languages

  • Art asset creation

  • Game design theory

Bạn sẽ học được gì

Learn how to write Game Design Documents (GDD)

Learn how to write effective, efficient and compelling documents

Create effective 1-pagers and infographics

Use Notion for creating wiki-style documentation using databases

Practice updating the game through several changes like in a real game dev environment

Use Google Docs to create your own templates

Learning different GDD tools and choose the more appropriate one for your own purposes

Yêu cầu

  • Google Docs, Notion and Figma accounts (all are free apps)
  • A game will be provided for you, so you don't need to download or buy any game

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6 sections

Setting up for Success

18 lectures
Welcome
03:04
Companion Website
00:09
What is a GDD?
00:51
Why should your document be Effective, Efficient and Compelling?
04:51
How to create a killer document?
00:04
Different Documents for Diverse Development Styles
02:57
What types of GDD do exist?
02:44
1.1. Why documentation is so critical?
00:12
What content should a GDD have?
06:33
GDD Content Checklist
00:26
Is the GDD the final word? Development methods
02:52
Vintage GDD references
00:44
1.2. Changes, changes, and more changes!
00:05
Don't do this while learning how to write a GDD
04:07
Taking notes for analysis (video)
07:57
Taking notes for analysis (graphic)
00:04
Introducing your first document: Character Creator
02:30
1.3. Document a Character Creator
00:12

Word Processor GDD

16 lectures
Welcome to Section 2
02:57
2.1. Traffic Cone Racer
00:08
Basic Tools of the Trade
05:30
A Brief Overview of Different Documentation Systems
03:51
Graphic: Different Ways to Document a Game
Processing..
Creating an Outline
03:51
Outline Rationale
00:48
Tutor's Example GDD
00:22
Concept GDD: Part 1
06:52
Triple-Documentation Technique
02:37
Concept GDD: Part 2
04:15
2.2. Traffic Cone Racer: Word Processor GDD
00:07
Creating Your Own Templates in Google Docs
04:17
2.3. Modification #1: Your first update
00:06
Congratulations on completing this section!
01:10
Can you leave us a review?
00:22

Game/Screen Flows

7 lectures
Welcome to Section 3
03:03
Different options for creating a screen flow
01:34
Figma "Sticky Notes" Screen Flow Base Document
00:15
Sticky Notes Screen Flow Method
09:35
3.1. Create a Screen Flow of your favourite game
00:08
Integrate Your Screen Flow into your Document
03:07
Congratulations on completing Section 3!
00:52

Databases & Wikis

13 lectures
Wikis and Databases as an evolution of the word processor
03:23
Tutor's Example Notion GDD
00:35
What's the right tool for you?
00:56
Notion: Databases Basic Explanation
11:09
Notion: Basic Blocks
05:16
Collaborative Tools and Enhancing your Document
03:19
Notion: Syncing blocks
02:31
Writing a Feature Spec
10:45
4.1. Writing a Feature Spec
00:11
The Hourglass method for writing a feature spec
01:44
Dynamic Images: Figma + Notion
03:59
Congratulations on completing Section 4!
01:39
4.2. Modification #2: Lights, Camera, Action!
00:06

One-Page Documents

16 lectures
The Great, Time-Consuming 1-pager method
01:50
Tutor’s Example Figma One-Page GDD
00:04
Figma: Basic Tools
07:22
Theory of Infographics
06:11
Data Visualization: materials, books, references
01:12
Theory of one-pagers
04:32
Sit down and organise the info you have!
02:13
How to distribute the information?
01:29
How and Where to find your theme, art, and icons
01:01
From Macro to Micro: Systems to Mechanics
07:42
Storyboarding
06:47
5.1. Create a 3-panel storyboard
00:14
Creating new Pages: The Power of a File
02:36
Collaborative Tools
02:48
5.2. Modification #3
00:05
Congratulations on completing Section 5!
01:27

Farewell

4 lectures
Course survey
00:14
Congratulations on finishing the course!
01:19
References
00:16
Bonus Lecture
00:20

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