Game Design Workshop, 3rd Edition

Part 2

Designing a Game

Now that you are familiar with the basic elements of games, it is time to walk through the process of designing a game of your own. This might seem overwhelming at first, especially if your goal is to create a game like the ones you have played on the major consoles—filled with complex animations and elaborate programming. So before I begin discussing these aspects, let’s put aside the ultimate goal for a moment and go through the process of design stepby-step from the beginning.

First, I will discuss conceptualization—coming up with ideas for your games. This might be easy for you. You might already have an idea of the game you want to make. But what if you cannot get support for your one idea? What will you do ...