Write a Game Design Document (GDD) like a Professional

Published 8/2023
Created by Gabriel Chauri,Game Design Thinking
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280×720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Duration: 74 Lectures ( 3h 11m ) | Size: 3 GB

Learn how to write GDDs that will stand out for their graphic design quality and engaging delivery.

What you’ll learn
Learn how to write Game Design Documents (GDD)
Learn how to write effective, efficient and compelling documents
Create effective 1-pagers and infographics
Use Notion for creating wiki-style documentation using databases
Practice updating the game through several changes like in a real game dev environment
Use Google Docs to create your own templates
Learning different GDD tools and choose the more appropriate one for your own purposes

Requirements
Google Docs, Notion and Figma accounts (all are free apps)
A game will be provided for you, so you don’t need to download or buy any game

Description
This course offers a comprehensive guide for creating effective, efficient and compelling GDDs.At the end of this course, you will have the ability to use different tools and practical knowledge to create GDDs in different formats to communicate your game ideas effectively to teams of any size.WHAT YOU WILL LEARNUnderstand different types of GDDsUnderstand how the development ethos affects your GDDUnderstanding the importance of creating an effective, efficient and compelling documentHow to productively use GDD checklists and outlinesUsing word processors to create documents and create your own templatesCreating amazing screen and player flows that will massively improve your game design craftUsing Notion for making complex GDDs look easy using the power of databasesWriting “feature specs”How to create amazing 1-pagers that will impress your teammatesHOW WILL YOU PRACTICE WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNEDA concept game executable will be provided, and you will document this game using each tool taught in the courseThe game will suffer changes during the course, like in a real game development environmentYou will write a Google Docs GDD You will create a Notion GDD using a wiki-style GDD with databasesYou will create a 1-pager to represent one or several systems of your gameYou will have the opportunity to share your documents using the companion website for getting direct feedback from the instructors.What is NOT included in this courseProgramming languagesArt asset creationGame design theory