Game design standards
Game design is documented in almost every organization in the gaming industry. This is one of the standards used most often by almost all developers. Technical design is sometimes skipped to save some time, and some designers include the most required segments from a technical document in game design. However, this approach is not recommended.
A basic approach to maintain a standard game design contains the following sections:
Game overview
Gameplay details
Game progression
Storyboard and game elements
Level design
Artificial intelligence
Art style
Technical reference
Change log
Game overview
This section defines the nature of the game along with its target audience. This section contains a brief about the game concept, gameplay, and the look and feel. The working title is mentioned beforehand.
Game overview is basically the brief on almost all aspects of the game to be made. This section may project a market study to support the game concept and genre chosen for the game.
