Practical Game Design - Second Edition

2

Preparing a Game Concept

Every game starts with a concept, an idea of what the player experiences will be—a vision of a world coming to life on screen. The challenge, once this idea takes shape in the creator’s mind, is to fix it and communicate it to everyone involved in the game development process.

In this chapter, we’re going to learn how to write a game concept and your responsibilities as a game designer in the process of doing so.

We are going to cover topics such as the following:

• What is a game concept?
• Structure of a game concept document
• Knowing your competition
• Understanding the ideation process

We are going to use some practical examples from real-life scenarios, and you will be able to follow the tips in each paragraph of this ...