GAME DESIGN DOCUMENTS SHOULDNT BE PAINFUL!!!

I've heard a lot of disagreements about what format, information, or people should be involved in writing a GDD. Since I started writing them again I felt like I should say my piece on this conversation.

There doesn't need to be a formal layout!!!

All game design teams have different strengths, weaknesses, capabilities, and priorities. Internal GDDs should be written to serve the developers instead of following traditional document layouts.

All games are unique, so your GDD should reflect that.

Although a bare minimum should also be conveyed, if you want a handy checklist and tips, I use this pdf as a pseudo-checklist.

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https://www.techvalleygamespace.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Tips-on-Writing-Your-First-Game-Design-Document.pdf

Strange thing being able to watch/dissect aspects of Gary Numan's My Name Is Ruin video and call it a good day's work 😏

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Current stats:
Split in two:
1 part is utterly frustrated because my #gamedev laptop STILL needs 20 more hours to copy all the project files to my external server (but luckily it's only THAT big folder. The rest has already been copied)
1 part relieved, cause my #amwritingfantasy laptop is now updated and I can at least do some writing.

I will have to do writing for my #GameDesignDocument in Google Docs, though, cause this laptop only has Scrivener 1, instead Scrivener 3.... 🤷‍♀️