Writing techniques

These are techniques borrowed from creative writing, presentation design, technical documentation writing, and best practices that game designers have used and refined over thousands of game projects.

Here follows a list of useful techniques to write effective GDDs.

Use of style

The style in which you write matters; as with any other document, you need to make sure your GDD is readable and attractive to look at:

• • Use plenty of white space and divide argument paragraphs
  • Use a serif font for body text, bold or capital letters for headers
  • Avoid any fancy or decorative fonts
  • Use short sentences
  • Use a hierarchical structure

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