June 2021
Beginner
344 pages
8h 9m
English
A design document serves several purposes:
It distills the essence of the game you want to make into an easy-to-describe target.
Compiling your notes into a more formalized document makes your brain begin pondering how the game actually works rather than just a concept of the end product.
Creating a design document helps you determine which features are essential and which are niceties.
A well-structured design document breaks tasks into bite-sized chunks so when you find yourself with time to program, you know what to work on and can feel like you accomplished something in the available time.
Many gallons of digital ink have been devoted to the need for a design document and what it should look like. What you ...
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