
Making Games
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(perhaps with help from other designers) writes up a game design
document that describes in detail how the game works and what the
game world looks like. At this point, a senior programmer and sev-
eral sketch artists might assist in the process of creating the nal
document. By the time the design document is complete, the team
should have a very good idea of what they plan to build. e docu-
mentation process is particularly useful for complex games that in-
clude a lot of data, and its creation allows the designers and other
teams to think through what will be involved in turning the idea into
a nal commercial product. ...