[ Template ] (Simple Game Design Document)

Author: EraPhraDev
~ SIMPLIFIED GAME DESIGN DOCUMENT TEMPLATE ~

1) - Game’s Design
2) - Technical
3) - Level Design
4) - Development
5) - Development Schedule
6) - Visual Design
7) - Music/Sound Design

1) - [ Game’s Design ]
	1.1 ) - Summary (Brief summary of the game)
	1.2 ) - Core Features (What features makes this game?)
	1.3 ) - Gameplay (What are the goals/obstacles/challenges and how are they overcome?)
2) - [ Technical ]
	2.1 ) - Screen Flow ( Game screen heir-achy i.e. loading > mainMenu > pickLevel > Level1 )
	2.2 ) - Controls ( Player input and its' effect)
	2.3 ) - Mechanics ( necessary game mechanics, and how they work)
3) - [ Level Design ]
	3.1 ) - Game Flow ( Order of events from [PlayerSpawn] to [PlayerWin] )
	3.2 ) - Static Level Objects ( Floors, Walls, Ladders, Water etc )
	3.3 ) - Dynamic Level Objects ( Buttons, Enemies, Collectables etc )
4) - [ Development ]
	4.1) - Engine Design ( Engine/Game loop plan )
	4.2) - Game Classes / Objects ( Estimates of class-object heir-achy and attributes )
5) - [ Development Schedule ]
	5.1) - General - (how long do you have in total)
	5.2) - Detailed - (total time divided into development stages)
6) - [ Visual Design ] - ( Details of the aesthetic decisions, this is typically a separate document [style guide] )
7) - [ Music/Sound Design ] - ( Music, sound effects atmospherics etc. )